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. The women and their children receive allowances, and benefit from health, insurance, and job creation services, as well as...Read More

Iran won two silvers in rowing competitions at the 2018 Asian Games in the Indonesian capital Jakarta. On Friday, Iranian rower Nazanin Molaei won silver in the women’s lightweight single sculls, IRNA reported. She clocked 19 minutes and 28.08 seconds in the final to finish in second place. A Chinese rower won gold in this...Read More

TEHRAN – Iran won two gold medals in kabaddi on Friday at the 2018 Asian Games underway in Indonesia, bringing the nation’s total gold medal count to 12. Women’s kabaddi made history in the Games, beating India 27-24 in the final. Men’s team, who had ended India’s supremacy on Thursday, defeated South Korea 26-16 in...Read More

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. Increasing rate of women’s literacy and life expectancy is one of the great achievement of the Islamic Revolution, said Masoumeh Ebtekar, vice president for women’s...Read More