Dorothy Hodgkin: The Crystallographer Who Unlocked the Architecture of Life
Dorothy Hodgkin (Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin) stands as one of the most influential scientists of the 20th...
Women in History
Mary McLeod Bethune: The Educator Who Empowered a Generation
In the tapestry of American history, Mary McLeod Bethune stands as a beacon of education, empowerment,...
Mary Wollstonecraft: Pioneer of Women’s Rights and Revolutionary Thinker
Mary Wollstonecraft (April 27, 1759 – September 10, 1797) was a groundbreaking English writer, philosopher, and...
Susan B. Anthony: The Unyielding Voice of America’s Women’s Rights Movement
Few names resonate through the halls of American history as powerfully as Susan B. Anthony. A...
Angela Merkel: The Pragmatic Powerhouse Who Redefined Germany’s Leadership
Angela Merkel, Germany’s first female chancellor and one of the most influential leaders of the 21st...
Joan Baez: The Voice of Conscience and the Queen of Folk Music
Joan Chandos Báez, known worldwide as Joan Baez, the “Queen of Folk,” is far more than...
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin: The Astronomer Who Unlocked the Secrets of the Stars
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin (May 10, 1900 – December 7, 1979) was a British American astronomer and astrophysicist...
Édith Piaf: The Soulful Voice of France
Édith Piaf (December 19, 1915 – October 10, 1963) remains one of the most iconic voices...
Lydia Vladimirovna Litvyak: The White Rose of Stalingrad
Lydia Vladimirovna Litvyak (August 18, 1921– August 1, 1943) was a Soviet fighter pilot and the...
María Cadilla de Martínez: Voice of Puerto Rican Culture and Women’s Empowerment
María Cadilla de Martínez (December 26, 1884 – April 23, 1951) was a pioneering Puerto Rican...
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...
The 1988 Massacre: The Greatest Unpunished Crime Against Humanity
The Glorious Epic of Resistance by PMOI Women in the Anti-Human Clerical Regime's Prisons The massacre of over 30,000 political...
The Hidden Victimization and Exploitation of Widows in Iran
Exploitation of widows in Iran Introduction: The survival of the mullahs' regime rests on two fundamental pillars: overt suppression in...
Widows in Iran: An Analysis of Legal Challenges and the Structure of Discrimination
Introduction: In the political and legal structure governing Iran, misogyny and gender discrimination have been institutionalized as a fundamental principle,...
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.