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Formal education for women in Iran began in 1907 with the establishment of the first primary school for girls. [1] Education held an important role in Iranian society, especially as the nation began a period of modernization under the authority of Reza Shah Pahlavi in the early 20th century when the number of women's schools began to grow.
Education in Iran. Education in Iran is centralized and divided into K-12 education plus higher education. Elementary and secondary education is supervised by the Ministry of Education and higher education is under the supervision of Ministry of Science, Research and Technology and Ministry of Health and Medical Education for medical sciences.
Alzahra University. Alzahra University (Persian: دانشگاه الزهرا, Dāneshgāh-e Alzahrā) is a female-only public university in the Vanak neighborhood of Tehran, Iran. Alzahra University is the only comprehensive women's university in Iran and the Middle East. Acceptance to the university is competitive and entrance to undergraduate ...
ISBN. 9780375504907. Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books is a book by Iranian author and professor Azar Nafisi. Published in 2003, it was on the New York Times bestseller list for over one hundred weeks and has been translated into 32 languages. [1][2]
www.shariaty.ac.ir /en. Shariaty Technical College (Persian: دانشکده فنی دکتر شریعتی, Danushgah-e Feni-ye Dâkter-e Shiri'ti) is the largest public all-purpose women-only college in Iran that offers associate 's and bachelor's degrees. It is located in Tehran, [1] in its south in Khani Abad.
Jamiat al-Zahra. Jami'at al-Zahra is the largest seminary for Muslim women in the Islamic world. It is located in Qom, Iran. Jami'at al-Zahra of Qom has an area of 25 hectares and 171,000 square meters of infrastructure, which hosts 55,000 students from 100 countries. Imam Reza School of Al-Zahra University with an area of 29,000 square meters ...
As of early 2007, nearly 70 percent of Iran's science and engineering students are women. [40] 27.1% female ministers in government put Iran among first 23 countries in early 2000s, [41] 2.8–4.9% female parliamentarians in past 15 years put it among least 25 countries. [42]
Nina Ansary (Persian: نینا انصاری) (born 1966, Tehran, Iran) is an Iranian–American historian and author best known for her work on women's equity in Iran. . Ansary's research has notably countered conventional assumptions of the progress of women in Iran while continuing to advocate for full emanci