Domna Samiou: The Iconic Voice Who Preserved Greek Folk Music for the World
Domna Samiou (12 October 1928 – 10 March 2012) was a legendary Greek singer, musicologist, and...
Women in History
Alice Ann Munro: Nobel Laureate and Master of the Modern Short Story
Alice Ann Munro (née Laidlaw), born on July 10, 1931, in Wingham, Ontario, is a globally...
Hannah Arendt: Political Philosopher, Truth Seeker, and Witness to the 20th Century
Johanna Hannah Arendt (October 14, 1906 –December 4, 1975) was a German-born political philosopher, author, and...
Daredevil Pioneer: The Daring Legacy of Annie Edson Taylor
Annie Edson Taylor was a fearless American adventurer, teacher, and the first person to survive a...
Trailblazer in a Man’s World: The Bold Legacy of Belva Ann Bennett Lockwood
Belva Ann Bennett Lockwood (October 24, 1830 – May 19, 1917) shattered the legal and political...
Melina Mercouri: Actress, Activist, and Greece’s Cultural Icon
Melina Mercouri (18 October 1920 – 6 March 1994) was a legendary Greek actress, political activist,...
Florence Nightingale: The Founder of Modern Nursing and Pioneer of Public Health Reform
Florence Nightingale (2 May 1820 – 13 August 1910) was far more than the “Lady with...
Beryl Markham: Trailblazing Aviator, Author, and African Pioneer
Beryl Markham (26 October 1902 – 3 August 1986) was a pioneering British-born Kenyan aviator, horse...
Louisa Lee Schuyler: Pioneer of Public Health and Philanthropy in 19th-Century America
Louisa Lee Schuyler (October 26, 1837 – October 10, 1926) was a trailblazing American philanthropist whose...
Trailblazer for Justice: The Remarkable Life of Angelina Emily Grimké Weld
Angelina Emily Grimké Weld (February 20, 1805 – October 26, 1879) was a pioneering American abolitionist,...
Sign our Statement to Halt the Death Sentence of 25-Year-Old Political Prisoner Arghavan Fallahi
Statement Calling for Immediate Action to Halt the Death Sentence of 25-Year-Old Political Prisoner Arghavan Fallahi We express our profound...
The Ineffectiveness of Population Policies in Iran: Economy, Aging, and the Overlooked Rights of Women
Abstract: A compilation of official data, media reports, and disclosures published in April, May, and June 2026 demonstrates that 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...
Iranian Women Trapped by War, Poverty, and Domestic Abuse
The war and intensifying economic crises in recent months have exerted the greatest and most direct pressure on Iranian women,...
JINNEWS: An Account of Women Prisoners’ Resistance in Iran Amid Repression and Discrimination
Turkey’s JINNEWS, one of the region’s well-known news outlets covering women’s issues and human rights, published a report on June...
Iran’s Escalating Water Crisis: Energy Imbalance, Popular Protests, and the Role of Women
The Iran water crisis has transcended a mere climatic challenge, evolving into a structural catastrophe marked by severe ecosystem destruction...
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.