174 provincial female managers appointed in a year

TEHRAN – A number of 174 women were appointed in managerial positions in different levels over the past year, Masoumeh Ebtekar, vice president for women’s and family affairs, said here on Wednesday.

Literacy gap between women and men decreasing in Iran

TEHRAN – Literacy gap between women and men is decreasing in Iran, reaching to 12 percent compared to 40 percent three decades ago.

Tehran hosting 13th women and national production expo

TEHRAN – The thirteenth exhibition of women and national production kicked off here on September 6.

Cooperative company for women vendors to be formed

TEHRAN – A cooperative company is to be formed in order to organize activities of female vendors, Seyed Hamid Kalantari, deputy minister of cooperatives, labor and social welfare, said here on Sunday.

Ebtekar calls for improving food, water consumption patterns

TEHRAN – The pattern of food and water consumption is wrong among Iranian families and it needs to be improved, Masoumeh Ebtekar, the vice president for women’s and family affairs, said here on Monday.

By Naghmeh Mizanian

Women’s culinary, an attempt for entrepreneurship

TEHRAN -- The idea came up from a road trip Matin took with a group of Spaniards around Iran.

National plan on family and virtual world to be launched

TEHRAN – “The national plan on family and virtual world” will be implemented in order to increase the knowledge of women about virtual world and networks, says Susan Radfar who acts as advisor on women and family affairs at the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology.

$55m allocated for insurance of breadwinner women

TEHRAN – A total amount of 2.3 trillion rials (approximately $55 million) has been allocated for the insurance of women heads of family in the current Iranian calendar year (March 2018-March 2019(, ISNA reported on Thursday.

Iranian women’s life quality, expectancy have improved greatly: Ebtekar

TEHRAN – The indicators of life quality, life expectancy, and achievements in different fields prove great growth among women in Iran since the victory of the Islamic Revolution in 1979.

Iran revives intl. federation of Muslim women’s sports

TEHRAN – After eight years of halt, the International federation of Muslim women’s sports restarted its work here on Saturday.

Industry ministry forms unit to address entrepreneur women’s problems

TEHRAN – The Ministry of Industry, Mining, and Trade has formed a special unit with the aim of dealing with entrepreneur women’s problems.

By Naghmeh Mizanian

Women in Iran enjoy good freedom, are good planners: female diplomat

TEHRAN – “The world should understand that women in Iran are very different from women of other Muslim countries,” Parvin Farshchi, the recently appointed ambassador of Iran to Finland, said here on Monday.

Majlis to facilitate departure of talented women: MP

TEHRAN – Members of the National Security and Foreign Policy Committee of Iran's parliament (Majlis) approved a plan for facilitation of women’s departure from the country without their husband’s permission, said Tayebeh Siavashi, Iranian female Member of Parliament here on Sunday.

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Bloody day for Hudaydah

At least 55 people, including women and children, have been killed in Yemen's Red Sea port city of Hudaydah in air raids carried out by the House of Saud regime and United Arab Emirates (UAE) alliance battling Ansarullah (Houthi) movement forces, the Ansarullah-run health ministry said.

Plan underway to create jobs for breadwinner women in quake-hit Kermanshah

TEHRAN – Barekat Foundation, a charity foundation, plans to create some 326 job opportunities for women heads of family in the quake-stricken areas of Kermanshah Province.

23 percent of mobile app developers in Iran are women

TEHRAN – Women make up 48 percent of internet users, 45 percent of cellphone users, and 23 percent of mobile app developers in Iran, Telecommunications Minister Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi said here on Sunday.

Iran, Indonesia sign MOU on women’s empowerment

TEHRAN – The Iranian Presidential Department for Women and Family Affairs and the Indonesian Ministry of Women signed a memorandum of understanding on empowering women here on Monday.

Ground broken for women-only park in southwestern Tehran

TEHRAN – Ground was broken for a women-only park with a total area of 11 hectares in the city of Islamshahr, southwestern Tehran, here on Saturday.

Ebtekar calls for promotion of Iranian clothing style

TEHRAN – One of the important elements in national identity is the ethnic custom and attempts should be made on promotion of Iranian costumes, said Vice President for Women’s and Family Affairs, Masoumeh Ebtekar.

Divorce more likely when women are financially independent: study

TEHRAN – A new study proves that women’s financial independence, especially in the first years of marriage, negatively affects the stability of families.

140% growth in welfare services to women in Tehran

TEHRAN – Welfare services to women in Tehran has increased by 140 percent in the first three months of the current Iranian calendar year, beginning March 21, compared with the same period last year.

Goharshad Intl. Award to honor benevolent women of monotheistic religions

TEHRAN – The 3rd Goharshad International Award is to be granted to eight benevolent women of monotheistic religions from across the world in the Iranian city of Mashhad on Wednesday.

Family communication could prevent social vulnerabilities: VP

TEHRAN – The low rate of communication between family members is one of the problems the society is facing which should be addressed to prevent social vulnerabilities, said Vice President for Women’s and Family Affairs, Masoumeh Ebtekar, on Wednesday.

Girls’ Day, a time for boosting self-identity and national happiness

TEHRAN – In order to boost self-identity and national happiness among girls, the presidential department for women’s and family affairs in cooperation with some other organizations and ministries is going to hold different programs.

Iran to mark hijab and dignity week

TEHRAN – Hijab and dignity is one of the important issues and one of the principles of Islam, said Minou Aslani, head of the Women's Basij Organization, speaking in a press conference held on the occasion of hijab and dignity week, beginning today.

A good start for Iranian women’s presence at stadiums

TEHRAN – The presence of women at Tehran’s Azadi stadium for a screening of Iran’s World Cup match against Spain on June 20 was a good start for other legitimate freedoms, Mohammad Mehdi Tondgooyan, deputy minister of sports and youth affairs, has said.

By Naghmeh Mizanian

Sometimes no law can help women subjected to domestic violence

She feels like a crumpled up piece of paper that her husband has rolled up and thrown off into the corner. The same hand that was caressing her face the day before, has given a slap in her face today. Their kids were watching the scene with tearful eyes. They were begging their father not to hit their mother in the head.

‘More social support for drug-addicted women needed’

TEHRAN –More women are referring to rehab centers and this means that social support for drug-addicted women is vital, said Saeed Sefatian, head of the drug demand reduction working group at the Expediency Council.