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Mehran, Golnar – Comparative Education Review, 2003
Since the 1979 revolution, Iranian women have been expected to fulfill the traditional role of women under Islamic law while contributing to the modern needs of their country. Iranian women have access to a wide range of (gender-segregated) educational opportunities and are drawing on their relatively high levels of educational attainment to…
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, Employed Women, Empowerment