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Crushed by Design: Structural Crises and Inequitable Policies Push Female-Headed Households to the Edge
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Annual Report 2026: From Protests, to Uprising, and the Role of Iranian Women
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How Internet Blackout in Iran Forces Women into Structural Poverty
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Aziz Rezaei: Mother of Resistance, Teacher of Steadfastness
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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.