Voice of the People: The Fearless Legacy of Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti
Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti (25 October 1900- 13 April 1978) was a pioneering Nigerian educator, political activist, and...
Women in History
Trailblazer of Liberty: The Bold Life of Rose Wilder Lane
Rose Wilder Lane (December 5, 1886 – October 30, 1968) was more than just the daughter...
Anne Frank: The Enduring Voice of Courage and Hope Amidst the Holocaust
Anne Frank, born on June 12, 1929, in Frankfurt, Germany, is one of the most poignant...
Olympe de Gouges: Revolutionary Feminist Who Dared to Write for Equality
In the turbulent heart of the French Revolution, one woman’s pen shook the foundations of patriarchy—Olympe...
Trailblazer in Skirts and Strikes: The Revolutionary Life of Luisa Capetillo
Luisa Capetillo (October 28, 1879 – April 10, 1922) was a fearless Puerto Rican labor organizer,...
Trailblazer in the Pulpit: The Revolutionary Life of Antoinette Brown Blackwell
Antoinette Brown Blackwell (May 20, 1825 – November 5, 1921) was a fearless force in 19th-century...
Trailblazer for Justice: The Global Legacy of Mary Robinson
Mary Robinson, Ireland’s first female president and one of the world’s most respected human rights advocates,...
Trailblazer for Peace and Equality: The Legacy of Jeannette Rankin
Jeannette Rankin made history in 1916 as the first woman elected to the United States Congress,...
Marie Skłodowska Curie: Pioneer of Radioactivity and Trailblazing Scientist
Marie Skłodowska Curie (7 November 1867- 4 July 1934) was a groundbreaking physicist and chemist whose...
Breaking Barriers: The Trailblazing Life of Dorothea Erxleben, Germany’s First Female Doctor
Dorothea Erxleben (13 November 1715 – 13 June 1762) made history as the first woman in...
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.