Judy Sgro at IWD 2026: Iranian women are a symbol of strength and resilience in the world
On Saturday, February 21, 2026, on the eve of March 8, International Women’s Day, the NCRI...
IWD Speeches
Donna Hughes at IWD2026: We Must Use Solidarity to Promote the Fight against Tyranny and the Absence of the Rule of Law
On Saturday, February 21, 2026, on the eve of International Women’s Day (IWD2026), the NCRI Women’s...
Ingrid Betancourt at IWD2026: Any vision of Iran’s future that postpones women’s leadership is not liberation
On Saturday, February 21, 2026, on the eve of International Women’s Day, the NCRI Women’s Committee...
Michèle Alliot-Marie at IWD 2026: Democracy Cannot Be Achieved Without Women in All Decision-Making Bodies
On Saturday, February 21, 2026, on the eve of March 8, International Women’s Day, the NCRI...
Linda Chavez at IWD 2026: Iran’s recent uprising was not spontaneous
On Saturday, February 21, 2026, on the eve of March 8, International Women’s Day, the NCRI...
Carla Sands at IWD 2026: Iranian Women Will Be Free, but Their Freedom Will Not Come from a Return to Past Tyranny
On Saturday, February 21, 2026, on the eve of March 8, International Women’s Day, the NCRI...
Sarvnaz Chitsaz: Iran’s Women and Men Seek Freedom, Equality, and Justice; Their Message Is Clear: No to the Shah, no to the Mullah
On Saturday, February 21, 2026, on the eve of International Women’s Day, the NCRI Women’s Committee...
Catherine Noon at IWD 2025: Women Take on What Others Avoid
On Saturday, February 22, 2025, the Women’s Committee of the National Council of Resistance of Iran...
Iulia Dascalu at IWD 2025: Iranian Women, a Symbol of Unyielding Resistance
On Saturday, February 22, 2025, the Women’s Committee of the National Council of Resistance of Iran...
Carmen Quintanilla at IWD 2025: United for Freedom and Equality
On Saturday, February 22, 2025, the Women’s Committee of the National Council of Resistance of Iran...
Crushed by Design: Structural Crises and Inequitable Policies Push Female-Headed Households to the Edge
Introduction Life for the Iranian people under the religious dictatorship is fraught with hardship and peril from every perspective. Whether...
A Report to CSW70: Gender-Based Discrimination Under Iranian Law
Structural Inequality and State-Sanctioned Oppression of Women Gender-Based Discrimination Under Iranian Law” is the title of the NCRI Women’s Committee’s...
Annual Report 2026: From Protests, to Uprising, and the Role of Iranian Women
On the eve of International Women’s Day 2026, the NCRI Women’s Committee presents its Annual Report 2026, offering a recap...
Water Crisis in Iran: Women Bear the Brunt of Escalating Shortages
From securing family water to coping with poverty and migration, women are the primary victims of Iran’s escalating water crisis....
Feminization of Poverty in Iran Under War and Inflation
Iranian Women's Share of the International Day of Family Remittances; Feminization of poverty in Iran under the shadow of inflation....
Iranian Women on the Hidden Front of the War in Iran
Bearing Unequal Burdens Across Livelihoods, Health, and Education in the Recent Conflict The recent war in Iran does not unfold...
We work extensively with Iranian women outside the country and maintain a permanent contact with women inside Iran. The Women’s Committee is actively involved with many women’s rights organizations and NGO’s and the Iranian diaspora.
The committee is a major source of much of the information received from inside Iran with regards to women. Attending UN Human Rights Council meetings and other international or regional conferences on women’s issues and engaging in a relentless battle against the Iranian regime’s misogyny are part of the activities of members and associates of the committee.