Iranian Women’s Struggle On The Eve Of International Women’s Day
Iranian women's struggle on the eve of International Women's Day The 20 th century was the era of both the formation and escalation of women’s liberation movements in course of realizing women’s equal rights in all of its aspects, to put an end to gender discrimination. It was for these struggles that despite major hurdles on its way, women’s equality could take steps forward. From the 1908 strike of women workers of a textile factory in New York, where women protested against working conditions, which turned to a symbolic day for women’s equality movement, up to now, a long path has been paved. But, unfortunately, the achievements are not the same everywhere in the world. In this regard, we review the situation of women in Iran on the eve of the International Women’s Day. After more than a century of struggle for equality, Iranian women are still suffering from gender discrimination and violence against women. Their status-quo under the mullahs’ regime ruling Iran is ...