Iran and Sweden stressed implementing joint MoUs in women-related fields Iran’s Vice President for Women and Family Affairs, Masoumeh Ebtekar, made the remarks Tuesday in a meeting with Sweden’s envoy to Tehran Helena Sångeland. During the meeting, she pointed to violence against women and children, and called for urgent measures to remove them. Iranian Vice...Read More
Tehran, Dec 10, IRNA – The spokesman of the National Organization for Civil Registration of Iran said on Sunday that Iranian women should get a marriage permit to marry foreign nationals. ‘The good point of the permit is that their children can receive Iranian nationality at the age of eighteen and enjoy all the Iranian...Read More
A top Iranian official has underlined women’s key role in decision making processes, saying the formation of “Women’s Parliament” in Khorasan Razavi province is a significant change in this regard. According to a provincial official, ‘Women’s Parliament’ is a new initiative based on which female representatives of all cities and villages of the province will...Read More
Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) has put a woman cyclist from Iran at the top of the Asian ranking for the second consecutive year. Faranak Parto Azar with 321 points in the cross-country cycling field ranked first in Asia and 86th in the world, head of Fars Province Cycling Association Hadi Ba Shafaat said on Saturday....Read More
Vice-President for Women and Family Affairs Ma’soumeh Ebtekar and the European Union’s Special Representative for Human Rights Stavros Lambrinidis in a meeting here reviewed women’s rights. “We discussed maintaining dialogue on women’s rights & exchange of experiences,” Ebtekar said in a Twitter message released on Monday. Lambrinidis is a member of a delegation from the...Read More
Tehran, Dec 11, IRNA – Iranian women shooting squad snatched a gold medal in the 10th Asian Airgun Championships which is underway in Japan. The event started in men and women sections on Dec 8 in Wako City. The Iranian team consisting of Fateme Ghodratollahi with 386, Hanieh Rostamian with 383 and Shirin Mortazavi with 375 points ranked first...Read More
More women than men live in poverty, but the incidence of poverty differs by age, marital status, household composition and other factors. For the first time, UN Women and the World Bank have analyzed household survey data for 89 countries by sex, age, household composition and other relevant variables to better understand the profile of...Read More
Minoo Akhtarzand is the current governor of Jönköping County, Sweden. Minoo Akhtarzand was born and raised in Tehran. Her father was a high-ranking officer in the Shah’s army. At the age of 17 she moved to Stockholm to study at the Royal Institute of Technology. Later she held various managerial posts at the Swedish energy...Read More
Kuala Lumpur, Oct 31, IRNA – A Malaysian delegation comprising entrepreneurs and businesswomen headed for Iran on Tuesday for a 3-day visit. Head of Malaysian Entrepreneur Network Association (WENA) Nadira Yusoff is heading the delegation. During its 3-day stay in Tehran, they are to attend inauguration ceremony for the second Iran’s export capabilities exhibition. They...Read More
