IRNA General Assembly of Irans Supreme Court gave a ruling requiring equal compensation for physical injury of men and women putting an end to a discrimination. "The Fund for Compensation of Physical Damage" was obliged to pay the balance for the compensation for the same physical damage for men and women. Compensation for death or physical ...

IRNA Majlis (Iranian Parliament) is trying to pass the necessary laws to boost women's conditions and empowering them as a major factor in sustainable development, said a female member of parliament during the Inter-Parliamentarian Union (IPU) meeting in Geneva. 'Promoting women's rights and dignity and empowering them are the prerequisites for ...

IRNA - Swedish Ambassador to Iran Helena Sangeland said Stockholm is engaged with Tehran in a wide range of issues. Sangeland made the remarks in the International Workshop on Gender Mainstreaming co-hosted by the Iranian and Swedish sides in Tehran. Expressing satisfaction for co-hosting a workshop on gender mainstreaming, the diplomat said the ...

Al-Monitor | Zahra Alipour: A UN-devised global education agenda known as Education 2030proved to be one of the biggest challenges for incumbent Hassan Rouhani in Irans May 19 presidential election. Just 12 days before the polls, on May 7, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei criticized Rouhanis Cabinet for quietly adopting the measure and said, It ...

IFP- In an interview with Ebtekar newspaper, as translated by IFP, Mowlaverdi said that certainly, once equality is ensured in the society, the path to realization of justice will be paved by itself; and everyone, no matter what sex they may belong in, will enjoy the social and family status they are fit for depending on their capabilities and qualities....

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has postponed the annual civil service entry exam because of concerns it discriminates against women. Mr Rouhani ordered a review of all 3,000 jobs on offer, and a rethink if they were found to be biased to men. Some departments, such as the Judiciary Organisation of Military Forces are open almost exclusively to ...

Tehran, May 9, IRNA - Vice-President for Women and Family Affairs Shahindokht Molaverdi said the government is determined to meet its objective of guaranteeing gender equality. The government seeks to establish equality and coordination among women's multilateral roles, said Molaverdi while addressing an Iran-Japan seminar on the theme of women,...

The Guardian Council has ratified a bill on third party insurance coverage which states that equal blood money shall be paid for both men and women. According to Entekhab News, the spokesman for the Economic Committee of the Islamic Consultative Assembly (Parliament) proposed that equal male and female restitution be paid, as laid out in the bill ...

[caption id="attachment_154393" align="alignright" width="183"] Photo: UN Women/Fernando Bocanegra[/caption] In 2015, International Womens Day, celebrated globally on 8 March, will highlight theBeijing Declaration and Platform for Action, a historic roadmap signed by 189 governments 20 years ago that sets the agenda for realizing womens rights. ...

The head of Women and Family Affairs says women in Iran do not have the necessary tools and resources to escape poverty and empower themselves. Shahindokht Molaverdi says cultural, social and economic obstacles keep women from improving their situation. ISNA reports that Molaverdi spoke in Tehran at the opening of the Business Fair on Friday January ...

Bangkok, Nov 17, IRNA -- The Asia and Pacific Conference on Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment officially commenced on November 17 in Bangkok, urging all sectors to uphold the Beijing Declaration. Delegates from the Asian and Pacific region including Iran attended the conference regarding gender equality and womens rights at the United Nations ...

[caption id="attachment_107687" align="alignright" width="190"] Iranian Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani[/caption] Tehran, Oct 12, IRNA Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani said that the most significant topics of the 131st International Inter-Parliamentary Union Conference include campaign against terrorists, water shortage, gender equality and violence against ...