Women in Iran

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Change of women as a result of revolution iran

The woman who has changed the location from period to period. Women changed in social life, in the family, at work and public space . İn ıran , woman struggle to have some rights . therefore I wanted take (in this article) the changes that women experience before and after the revolution in Iran .

1-Before iran revolution in women and social life

Late in the 19.century, Women support the protest and struggled for constitutional revolution (1905-1911). They support to protect the constitution, an end to foreign domination, the establishment of private national banks and a boycott of foreign goods. At the same time, they were setting up associations to express their demands such as Azadi-yi Zanan (freedom of association for women) or Anjuman-ı Mukadderat-ı Vatan (national association of women). Sıdıka Devletebadi who was Iran's women human rights defenders and she struggled to take education of girls . Until the First World War , women did not provide much gains in political rights (they did not have right to vote and stand for election) but have struggled in many areas. After the first world war , the rise of the women's movement gained strength. Because European and Middle Eastern countries in the post-war struggle for women's rights spread and women in iran influenced by the spreading. İn this period , women fought forced marriage at an early age so established organizations also for increasing consciousness the number of newspapers and magazines increased to educate them. All these struggles are not given easily , to educating of women, there have been people who do not want to gain political rights. This conservative and traditionalist person attempted attacks against women and beatings etc. but despite all this the women's movement has continued. İn 1925,Reza Pahlavi monarchy began with the management of the throne . Shah modernization policies applied in an authoritarian...