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The Socio-Economic Conditions of Women in Iran

In: ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN IN THE ISLAMIC WORLD Theory and Practice

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  • Mohammad Soleimani
  • Hasan Kiaee
  • Toseef Azid

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Women’s increasing presence in the economic and social activities is one of the main pillars of the economic development. In Iran, especially after the Islamic Revolution, special efforts were made to increase the role of women in the society. As a result, the fields of health and education enjoyed a significant improvement. However, despite the fact that the development of all the predisposing factors has contributed to the greater participation of women in the economy and society in previous years, a large proportion of the population of Iranian women, especially women with academic achievements, are not actively engaged in social activities. The non-economic attitude toward education, lack of success in finding suitable jobs, the inconsistency of education with the needs of the market and low wages seem to be among the barriers in this area. Nevertheless, it is expected that Iranian women’s participation in economic and social activities will be enhanced by taking appropriate measures in the area of entrepreneurship development and empowerment of women.

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  • Mohammad Soleimani & Hasan Kiaee & Toseef Azid, 2020. "The Socio-Economic Conditions of Women in Iran," World Scientific Book Chapters, in: Toseef Azid & Jennifer L Ward-Batts (ed.), ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN IN THE ISLAMIC WORLD Theory and Practice, chapter 17, pages 349-368, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:wschap:9789811212154_0017
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    Keywords

    Islam; Gender Studies; Women Studies; Quran; Sunnah; Female Empowerment; Shariah; Prophet Muhammad; Business in Islam; Patriarchal Fundamentalism; Secular Feminism; Women's Rights; Human Rights; Aceh; Gender Empowerment Measure; Globalization; Press Freedom; Organisation of Islamic Cooperation; Education; Arab World; Nanofinance; Microfinance; Labour; Ottoman Empire; Iran; Waqaf; Waqf; Malaysia; Pakistan; Singapore; Dual-Income Households; Bangladesh; Food Security; Human Capital; Saudi Arabia; Turkey;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • A13 - General Economics and Teaching - - General Economics - - - Relation of Economics to Social Values
    • A14 - General Economics and Teaching - - General Economics - - - Sociology of Economics
    • J16 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
    • O1 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development

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