1981-1983: Unequal Struggles
1981-1983: Unequal Struggles Following the events of June 20, 1981, political groups—especially the People’s Mojahedin Organization...
Women in Leadership
1981-1988: Prisons and the Unyielding Struggle
1981-1988: Prisons and the Unyielding Struggle This decade stands as the bloodiest chapter in Iranian history—a...
June 20, 1981: The Day of Martyrs and Political Prisoners
On June 20, 1981, the Iranian people embarked on a righteous resistance—a pivotal moment etched in...
1981: The Mothers’ Protest
1981: The Mothers’ Protest On April 27, 1981, the Muslim Mothers’ Association, staunch supporters of the...
Defying Repression: Iranian Women Join the Opposition Movements (1979-1981)
Defying Repression: Iranian Women in the Opposition Movements (1979-1981) Amidst the tumultuous aftermath of the 1979...
Mandatory Hijab: PMOI Stands Against Imposing the Veil
Mandatory Hijab: PMOI Stands Against Imposing the Veil On March 12, 1979, the People’s Mojahedin Organization...
Challenging Misogynistic Dictatorship in post-Shah Iran
Challenging Misogynistic Dictatorship: Women in post-Shah Iran In the wake of the Shah’s regime collapse in...
Women at the Vanguard: Iran’s 1979 Anti-Monarchy Revolution and the Shah’s Downfall
Women at the Vanguard: Iran’s 1979 Anti-Monarchy Revolution and the Shah’s Downfall In the tumultuous 1960s...
Empowering Women in Iran: The Struggle for National Sovereignty (1951-1953)
Empowering Women in Iran: The Struggle for National Sovereignty (1951-1953) In the early 1950s, Iran witnessed...
The Pioneering Role of Iranian Women in the Tobacco Movement (1889-1891)
The Pioneering Role of Iranian Women in the Tobacco Movement (1889-1891) The Tobacco Movement of 1889...
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 The water crisis in Iran has moved far beyond...
The Failure of Iran’s Population Growth Law Despite the Repression of Women
A Glance at a Costly and Ineffective Policy The “Youthful Population Law” in Iran vs. Women’s Human Rights Following a...
Widowed Women in Iran: Main Problems and Challenges
Widowed Women in Iran, Alone and Oppressed in the Shadow of Discrimination In the Iranian legal system, where gender-based discrimination...
Maryam Rajavi trailblazing the road to gender parity in a free Iran
Maryam Rajavi trailblazing the road to gender parity in a free Iran October 22, marks the anniversary of the announcement...
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.