TEHRAN – Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization has provided low-interest loans in a bid to support craftswomen who dominate the occupation.  “The loans will have an interest rate of 10 percent with six months of grace period,” CHTN quoted CHHTO deputy director Pouya Mahmoudian as saying on Friday. “Females constitute 70% of the...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

Vice President of Iran for Women and Family Affairs Masoumeh Ebtekar and Indonesia’s Minister of Female Empowerment and Child Protection Yohana Susana Yembise signed the agreement in order to expand ties in empowerment of women, support for children,  The accord has nine articles including expanding women’s role in policies and decision making, supporting women and...Read More

The low rate of communication between family members is one of the problems the society is facing which should be addressed to prevent social vulnerabilities, said Vice President for Women’s and Family Affairs, Masoumeh Ebtekar, on Wednesday. Speaking at a congress on family and intergenerational communications, held in Semnan Province, Ebtekar put the emphasis on...Read More

TEHRAN, Jul. 04 (MNA) – Iranian ambassador to Indonesia Valiollah Mohammadi Nasrabadi and Indonesia’s Women’s Empowerment and Child Protection Minister Yohana Susana Yembise discussed ways to improve bilateral cooperation on women affairs. Touching upon the a conference which is going to be held next month in Tehran under the theme of ‘role of ICT in...Read More

TEHRAN – Women are the managers of water and food at home and they play an essential role in improving water consumption pattern, Masoumeh Ebtekar, vice president for women’s and family affairs, has said. As an Islamic country, it is not acceptable to waste one-third of food and water, Mehr quoted Ebtekar as saying on...Read More

Presence of women in international sports fields is more important than their presence in stadiums, Masoumeh Ebtekar, Vice President for Women’s and Family Affairs, said here on Sunday.  Women’s presence in international championships is essential and it requires serious support, the VP said noting Iranian women demonstrated a great presence in international sports fields. Currently,...Read More

Some 75 percent of Iranian handicrafts are produced by females, said Masoumeh Ebtekar, vice president for women’s and family affairs.  The administration is following up on plans aiming to give women wider roles in tourism sector, Ebtekar added, addressing the closing ceremony of a handicrafts exhibit in the city of Mashhad on Sunday. In addition...Read More