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The Iranian Women's Rights Movement (Persian: جنبش زنان ایران), is the social movement for women's rights of the women in Iran. The movement first emerged after the Iranian Constitutional Revolution in 1910, the year in which the first women's periodical was published by women. The movement lasted until 1933 when the last women's association was dissolved by the government of Reza Shah Pahlavi. It rose again after the Iranian Revolution in 1979.[1][2]
Between 1963 and 1979, the Iranian Women's Movement gained victories such as the right for women to vote in 1963, a part of Mohammad Reza Shah's White Revolution. Women were also allowed to take part in public office, and in 1975 the Family Protection Law provided new rights for women, including expanded divorce and custody rights and reduced polygamy. Since the Islamic Revolution of 1979, women's rights have been restricted, and several laws were established such as the introduction of mandatory veiling and a public dress code for women.[3] In 2016, only 6% of Iranian parliament members were women,[4] while the global average was about 23%.[5]
The Women's Rights Movement in Iran continues to push for reforms, particularly with the One Million Signatures Campaign to End Discrimination Against Women.[6]
- ^ Sanasarian 1982, pp. 124–129
- ^ Afary, Janet. The Iranian Constitutional Revolution, 1906 - 1911, Columbia University Press, 1996.
- ^ "Iranian Women and the Civil Rights Movement in Iran: Feminism Interacted" (PDF). Bridgewater State College. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-08-10. Retrieved 2010-04-29.
- ^ "Women in Parliaments: World Classification". Inter-Parliamentary Union. Retrieved 2016-11-13.
- ^ "Women in Parliaments: World and Regional Averages". Inter-Parliamentary Union. Retrieved 2016-11-13.
- ^ "Iran's Million Signatures Campaign: A Leading Voice for Democracy". Democracy Digest. Archived from the original on 2010-06-26. Retrieved 2010-04-30.