Thillaiyadi Valliammai: The Young Revolutionary Who Fought for Freedom
Thillaiyadi Valliammai, a young South African Tamil girl, became an unlikely yet pivotal figure in the...
Women in History
Sophia Scholl: The Courageous Voice of Resistance Against Nazi Tyranny
Sophia Magdalena Scholl, born on May 9, 1921, was a courageous German student and anti-Nazi activist,...
Harriet Tubman: The Legend Who Led the Way to Freedom
Harriet Tubman wasn’t just a figure in American history—she was a beacon of hope, a relentless...
Kasturba Mohandas Gandhi: The Woman Who Stood Beside the Mahatma
Kasturba Mohandas Gandhi (11 April 1869 – 22 February 1944) In the annals of India's fight...
March 8: The Story Behind International Women’s Day
Every year on March 8, the world celebrates International Women’s Day. This day honors the social,...
Joan of Arc, National hero of France
Joan of Arc is a worldwide legend of French patriotism. A young, simple village girl, she...
Bertha Wernham Wilson: Trailblazing Jurist Who Shattered Legal Barriers in Canada
Bertha Wernham Wilson, a pioneering figure in Canadian law, made history as the first woman appointed...
Anna Caroline Maxwell: The Nurse Who Led with Courage and Changed History
Anna Caroline Maxwell (March 14, 1851 – January 2, 1929), often called "the American Florence Nightingale," was...
Women in History – 5 October
1789 – Women of Paris march on Versailles during the French Revolution to confront Louis XVI...
Germaine Tillion: Resistance, Reason, and the Fight Against Evil
Germaine Tillion: “Our heart is fully committed to the cause of the fatherland” Germaine Tillion (May...
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.