Unbowed: The Epic Life of Nadine Gordimer
Nadine Gordimer (20 November 1923 – 13 July 2014) was a pioneering South African writer and...
Women in History
Trailblazer with a Pen: The Legacy of Selma Lagerlöf
Selma Lagerlöf (November 20, 1858 – March 16, 1940) didn’t just tell stories—she made history. A...
Fatoumata Dembélé Diarra: Champion for Justice and Women’s Rights
Fatoumata Dembélé Diarra, born in Koulikoro, Mali, in 1949, is a distinguished lawyer and judge who...
Sabiha Gökçen: A Life Written in the Sky
Sabiha Gökçen, born on March 22, 1913, in Turkey, soared to legendary heights as the world’s...
Irène Joliot-Curie: Pioneering Scientist and Trailblazer in Nuclear Research
Irène Joliot-Curie (September 12, 1897 –March 17, 1956), the daughter of the renowned physicist Marie Curie,...
Marie-Jeanne “Manon” Roland de la Platière: The Revolutionary Voice of Enlightenment France
Marie-Jeanne Manon Roland de la Platière (March 17, 1754 –November 8, 1793) was a prominent French...
Amelia Earhart: The Woman Who Touched the Sky
Amelia Earhart (July 24, 1897 – disappeared July 2, 1937) was more than just a pilot—she...
The Life of Rose Venerini: Educator, Saint, and Advocate
Rose Venerini, born on February 9, 1656, in Italy, is remembered as a trailblazer for women's...
Lucy Filippini: A Pioneer in Education and Faith
Lucy Filippini (January 13, 1672 – March 25, 1732) is venerated as a Catholic saint for...
Sheila Scott: Trailblazing Aviator
Sheila Scott (27 April 1922 – 20 October 1988) was a fearless aviator who shattered barriers...
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.