IRNA-The 62nd Commission of the Status of Women (CSW) with participation of representatives from all over the world, including Iran, kicked off at the UN headquarters in New York on Monday. The meeting will last until March 23, 2018 and the main priority of the meeting is to consider problems and opportunity to gain access...Read More

 Iran’s Vice-President for Women and Family Affairs Massoumeh Ebtekar has called for the establishment of a network among governments, parliaments, NGOs, and women activists to promote peace and security not only in the Middle East but at the internat  Ebtekar, who was addressing the closing ceremony of International Event on “Women, Sustainable Peace and Security”...Read More

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in a message hailed women’s campaign in against violence.  The International Conference on Women, Peace and Sustainable Security was held from March 7-8 at the Institute for Political and International Studies. Activists in the field of women’s affairs from Lebanon, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Indonesia, Pakistan and India attended the event....Read More

Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says women are at the forefront of the campaign against violence and hate.  Addressing the “International Event on Women, Sustainable Peace and Security” held on Thursday in Tehran, Zarif underlined that women can be the standard-bearers of building a new thought, a new attitude and a new viewpoint based...Read More

 IRNA – Iranian female wheelchair basketball team earned quota to participate in 2018 Asian Para Games. n the course of the Central and East Asia qualifying tournament which is underway in Bangkok, Thailand, Iran with 5 consecutive victories won a ticket to participate in 2018 Para Games. On the fifth round of the matches, Iran...Read More

The IWF reiterated its commitment to developing women’s weightlifting around the world and ensuring equal opportunities for men and women to take part in the sport.  Women’s weightlifting has grown significantly in recent years with more women than ever taking part in last year’s World Weightlifting Championships. IWF Vice President and  USA Weightlifting (USAW) Chair...Read More

IRNA – The first Iranian film festival was held in Malaysia on Monday night. The event was organized by Iranian cultural attaché office in Malaysia. Iran envoy to Malaysia Marzieh Afkham, cultural attaché Ali Mohammad Sabeqi, foreign ambassadors, Iranian actress Merila Zareie and Iranian residents in Kuala Lumpur attended the event. The festival was held...Read More

Minister of Communications and Information Technology (ICT) Mohammad-Javad Azari Jahromi believes employing women in managerial positions reduces corruption and embezzlement.  Speaking in Tehran on Tuesday in a seminar dubbed “The Role of Communication and Information Technology in Empowering Women,” Azari Jahromi said that innovation and creativity are two main pillars of economic growth in the...Read More

Parisa Tabriz born 1983 is an American computer security expert. Forbes included her in their, “30 Under 30” list (30 Tech Pioneers under the age of 30) and she now works for Google as the self-appointed, Security Princess, and head of the team responsible for Chrome Security. She joined Google just a few months after...Read More

An Iranian team stood at first place at the 2018 West Asian Women’s Handball Championship. The Shahid Chamran team from Larestan, in Fars Province southern Iran, succeeded to defeat Syria 23-8 in Amman, Jordan, in the last game and won the championship title after five consecutive victories on Wednesday, IRNA reported. Syria and Jordan became...Read More