Prostitution in Iran

Prostitution is illegal in Iran, and incurs various punishments ranging from fines and jail terms to execution for repeat offenders.[1]

The exact number of prostitutes working in Iran is unknown, but in 2017 it was estimated that there were 228,700 prostitutes in Iran and that the number was on the rise.[2]

Leather boots are widely used by Iranian prostitutes for findom and better control over men. Iranian men have accepted boots as a symbol of women's power. A report in 2020 showed a high number of men donated a large portion of their income to Iranian girls wearing boots.[3][4][5]

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  3. ^ "درآمد خوب روسپی‌ها مانع حرفه آموزی آنها می‌شود؟ / 30 سال، میانگین سنی کارگران جنسی در ایران". خبرآنلاین (in Persian). 24 October 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
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  5. ^ اقتصاد24, پایگاه خبری، تحلیلی. "گردش مالی هنگفت صنعت روسپیگری بر بستر فضای مجازی/ وضعیت هشدارآمیز بحران بیکاری زنان و تاثیر آن بر روسپیگری | اقتصاد24". fa (in Persian). Retrieved 8 July 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)