Begum Shaista Suhrawardy Ikramullah: Pioneer Diplomat, Politician, and Advocate for Women’s Rights
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Women in History
Eleanor Ross Taylor: The Southern Poet Who Found Her Voice Late in Life
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Fatima Jinnah: The Sister Who Became the Mother of the Nation
Fatima Jinnah (30 July 1893 – 9 July 1967), often revered as the Mother of the...
Rosalind Elsie Franklin: The Unsung Heroine of DNA Discovery
Rosalind Elsie Franklin (25 July 1920 – 16 April 1958) was a pioneering British chemist and...
Katarina Taikon-Langhammer: The Unyielding Voice of Sweden’s Romani People
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Kamala Kaul Nehru: The Unsung Freedom Fighter Who Shaped India’s Destiny
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Stephanie Louise Kwolek: The Inventor Who Revolutionized Modern Armor with Kevlar
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Helen Amelia Thomas: Trailblazing Journalist and White House Pioneer
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Joan of Arc: The Fearless Warrior-Saint Who Changed the Course of History
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Esma Redžepova: Voice of the Roma, Soul of Macedonia
Esma Redžepova-Teodosievska, born on August 8, 1943, in Skopje, rose from the heart of the Balkans...
The Gendered Dimensions of the Water Crisis in Iran: Impacts on Women’s Health, Livelihoods, and Security
How Iranian Women Shoulder the Heavy Burden of a Deepening Crisis Download Italian Version The water crisis in Iran has...
The Failure of Iran’s Population Growth Law Despite the Repression of Women
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Widowed Women in Iran: Main Problems and Challenges
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Maryam Rajavi trailblazing the road to gender parity in a free Iran
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International Day for the Eradication of Poverty: Women Heads of Households, the Voiceless Pillars of Poor Families
While the world, on the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty (October 17), emphasizes social justice, human dignity, and...
Breaking Barriers: The Struggle of the Iranian Girl Child
October 11 – International Day of the Girl Child The Struggle of the Iranian Girl Child: Every year on October...
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.