TEHRAN – A conference on women’s role in the national economy was held in Tehran on June 20.

The congress pivoted on “past, present and future”, discussed women’s role in economy, the world experiences, exchange of views in women’s employment, economy of the family, women’s economic or job security and realities about women’s employment at present time, Mehr reported.

Since there exists relationship between economic culture of the family and strengthening the foundation of family, studying economic changes in family is an essential in researches based on gender and family.

However, growing number of working women have not diminished their traditional duties as housewives, spouses and mothers. In other word, women are burdening the outside duties besides the home responsibilities.

Women make up half of the country’s population and their share in Resistance Economy is as much as men’s share.

There should exist logical frameworks in direction of religious principles for women’s employment, the report concluded.

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