Women in Iran

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This paper explores sociologist Mahnaz Kousha's research in "Voices from Iran: The Changing Lives of Iranian Women" to present an assessment of women's status in Iran today. The paper examines both the challenges that remain as well as the advances that women have achieved throughout the years. The paper also employs a cultural relativist approach to explore how Iranian women are able to exercise power and exert influence via traditional cultural practices.

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"Westerners, including western feminists often have a stereotyped version of women in Iran. Iranian women are often painted in various stages of "oppression." They are required to cover themselves up, do not enjoy equal political, legal, or economic rights, and are subject to the authority of their fathers or husbands. While there is a grain of truth to many of these images, they paint an incomplete picture of the status of Iranian women today."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, "Iran." Country Reports on Human Rights Practices . 2005. U.S. Department of State. 9 Dec 2006 <http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2005/61688.htm>.
• Kousha, Mahnaz. Voices from Iran: The Changing Lives of Iranian Women. Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2002.

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