Despite women’s low rate of economic contribution which stands at 12 percent, it seems that they play an outstanding role in different sections so that unofficial employment rate among women is high, vice president for women’s and family affairs Masoumeh Ebtekar has said. Home jobs and small businesses which are mainly done by women are...Read More

Vice President for women and family affairs Masoumeh Ebtekar welcomed the achievements made by Iran in women and family field.  ‘As you witnessed in the statistics and trends Islamic Republic of Iran has successful experiences in the field of women and family,’Ebtekar said in an exclusive interview with the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) which was...Read More

 Iran’s Vice President for Women’s and Family Affairs, Masoumeh Ebtekar, has asked Tehran Mayor, Pirouz Hanachi, to make more effort on gender equality. In a letter published on Sunday, the VP called on the mayor to take effective steps for improving living space for all groups of the society, especially women, IRNA reported. Emphasizing policy-making...Read More

 Vice President for Women’s and Family Affairs Masoumeh Ebtekar and Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian signed here on Sunday a memorandum of understanding (MOU), pivoting on improving water and energy consumption. The MOU was designed to plan, organize and improve the goals of women’s empowerment in order to coordinate cultural, educational and research activities for optimal...Read More

The budget bill for the next fiscal year (starting March 21, 2019) has proposed policies regarding improvement of women’s condition in the country, Masoumeh Ebtekar, vice president for women’s and family affairs, has said. One of the duties assigned to the department for women and family affairs in the Sixth Five-Year Development Plan (2016-2021), is...Read More

Women make up 41 percent of all employees in Iran’s public sector, said vice president for women’s affairs, adding that females have been employed in senior managerial positions in recent years. “At present, 28 women hold positions as deputy ministers or have equal-ranking jobs.” Masoumeh Ebtekar said in an interview with state TV, reported ISNA...Read More

 Women can be the main role-makers encountering the climate change, developing the modern knowledge in programs and policies, said Masoumeh Ebtekar, Iranian Vice President for Women and Family Affairs, here on Sunday. Speaking at the workshop of women’s role encountering climate change and ecological resilience held in University of Tehran, the official put emphasis on...Read More

The Iranian vice president for women’s and family affairs, Masoumeh Ebtekar, in a new initiative, invited girl students, to write about their problems in heartfelt letters to her. The female vice president have made such a proposal, to provide the opportunity for Iranian girls to raise their problems and let the officials, and herself as...Read More

 A number of 174 women were appointed in managerial positions in different levels over the past year, Masoumeh Ebtekar, vice president for women’s and family affairs, said here on Wednesday. Although the number of appointed female managers is a good sign of development, but there is still a large distance to met the target set...Read More

TEHRAN – The pattern of food and water consumption is wrong among Iranian families and it needs to be improved, Masoumeh Ebtekar, the vice president for women’s and family affairs, said here on Monday. The improve of food and water consumption in line with resistance economy will certainly lead to a decrease in social vulnerabilities,...Read More