Women in History – 5 April
Judith Arlene Resnik (April 5, 1949 – January 28, 1986) was an American engineer and a...
Women in History
Matilda Franziska Anneke: From Custody Battles to Women’s Rights
Matilda Franziska Anneke (April 3, 1817 – November 25, 1884) was a German feminist, socialist, and...
Women in History – 22 December
1853 – Sarada Devi, Indian philosopher. Mukhopadhyaya was the wife and spiritual counterpart of Ramakrishna Paramahamsa,...
Women in History – 21 December
1884 – Maria Cadilla de Martinez, Puerto Rican writer, educator and women’s rights activist, one of...
Women in History – 19 December
1915 – Édith Piaf, French singer-songwriter and actress Édith Piaf; 19 December 1915 – 10 October...
Women in History – 14 December
1961 – The Presidential Commission on the Status of Women is established by Executive Order, and...
Women in History – 9 December
1823 - Rosalie Ulrika Olivecrona (December 9, 1823 – June 4, 1898), was a Swedish feminist...
Women in History – 8 December
2007 – Benazir Bhutto, first and only female Prime Minister of Pakistan. Her PPP office was...
Women in History – 7 December
1979 – Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin, British astronomer and astrophysicist, first person to receive a Ph.D. in astronomy...
Women in History – 6 December
National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women, On December 6, 1989, 14 women,...
Widowed Women in Iran: Main Problems and Challenges
Widowed Women in Iran, Alone and Oppressed in the Shadow of Discrimination In the Iranian legal system, where gender-based discrimination...
Hidden Sufferings and Modern Slavery: A Look at the Situation of Female Workers in Iran
Marking the International Labor Day 2025 Female workers in Iran, with calloused hands and exhausted bodies, carry the burden of...
Iranian Women’s Struggle: 651 Prominent Women Call for Solidarity
In a powerful statement of unity, 651 prominent women leaders, including former heads of state, ministers, jurists, and human rights...
Against All Odds, Iranian Women at the Forefront of Change
On the anniversary of the student uprising in Iran on July 9, 1999, we pay tribute to the young women...
Even with Power of Attorney, Iranian Women Face Barriers to Divorce
Widespread Refusal by Notary Offices Exposes Institutionalized Misogyny in Iran In Iran, a woman’s right to initiate divorce is not...
Qarchak Prison for Women: A Forgotten Hell, Shrouded in Repression and Corruption
Qarchak Prison in Varamin, known as the largest women’s prison in Iran, has become a symbol of systemic human rights...
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.