The average wage for women farmers is 44% less than their male counterparts. The daily wage of women farmer was 330,000 rials (around $11) in the winter of 2014, whereas men received 480,000 rials (around $16). The lowest wage given to female farmers was in Khuzestan Province (SW Iran) where they received only 220,000 rials a day (around $7.50).
In Khuzestan, women who harvested fruits received 210,000 rials while those who weeded them received 230,000 rials.
(State-run Tabnak website – June 1, 2015)
