Iran – Women: Teachers threaten not to attend classes
A number of teachers in the central Iranian province of Yazd threatened to not attend their...
Women's News
Iran – Women: Acid attack takes new toll
A young woman and her fiancé, both 26, were acid attacked in the early hours of...
Iran: Woman killed for activities on the Internet
A man in Tehran killed his wife because of her activities on the Internet and refusing...
Iran: Women segregated on Tehran-Mashhad’s train
The first all-women's wagon started rolling on Monday, April 4th, with the Tehran-Mashhad train. The measure...
Iran: Female prisoner denied leave during Persian New Year
Authorities have denied cartoonist and civil activist, Atena Faraghdani, any leave during the Persian New Year...
Iran: New record in honor killings of women
Women were reported murdered in at least 94 headlines published in the news from March 21,...
Iran: we have not reached equal blood money for men & women
Following high profile reports on the adoption of a legislation which sets women's blood money equal...
Iran – women: Air France flight attendants protest mandatory veil
As Air France readies to start flying to Iran again, its stewardesses are rebelling against a...
Iran: Women arrested in a gathering for animals’ rights and environmental protection
A number of environmental activists were arrested during a gathering April 1, 2016, at Tehran's Laleh...
Iran: A report on women’s unemployment
According to a report posted on the state-run iranestekhdam.ir website, women’s employment in Iran is considered...
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...
Working to Survive: Iranian Women Between Poverty, Exhaustion, and Lack of Labor Protection
For many Iranian Women, losing a job or failing to find sustainable employment is not just about being unemployed; it...
Victims at Home: Report on 15 Women Killed in One Month
Misogynistic laws lie at the root of violence against women in Iran Victims at Home: Report on 15 Women Killed...
Iran Healthcare Workers Protest Against Severe Livelihood and Structural Crises
In the summer of 2026, an Iran healthcare workers protest wave highlights how the country’s health system faces chronic financial...
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.