During the time prior to the Islamic Revolution, the primary focus of media was content related to housekeeping, psychiatry, counseling, exercise, work and entertainment. The majority of which are more concerned with the personal and biological roles of women. In addition, due to Iran’s close relationship with many developed Western countries, most notably the United States of America, the country had become very dependent on the West in many fields. As a result of this dependence, Iranian culture was greatly influenced by that of the West. The main elements of this culture that were carried over consisted of wealth, youth, seeking fame, good fortune, beauty and status. In this form of culture, which is under great influence from the West,
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In the year 1929, he ordered a law enforcing all Iranian women to wear Western clothing, to which he took one step further in 1935 where he banned the wearing of the Chador(piece of cloth wrapped around the head and upper body). The establishment of the laws against the veil and chador received a variety of reactions from different groups of women. A large segment of professional middle class women viewed the banning of the veil as a form of freedom from oppression, as to them the veil was a symbol of subjugation. In addition, the matter received a lot of attention from the media, as several women’s magazines were welcoming debate on the topic, one which being Women’s World 1936, which had received an overwhelming response of both pros and cons in relation to the unveiling. The general response however towards the unveiling was positive, although it is important to note that the majority of the women writing these letters were well educated, and thus one possibility is that the magazines were only publishing the point of view of a single group of …show more content…
The unveiling had a negative impact for such groups of Iranian women, most significantly older women who had already been greatly accustomed to wearing it. For them, it was nearly unthinkable to leave their homes and go to public places while unveiled, leaving them isolated in their homes. These women thus became dependent on their family members to run their errands which required them to be seen by the public eye. In 1941 however, nearing the end of the 2nd World War, the Shah was forced to leave his position of power in Iran, passing his position to his son, Mohammad Reza Shah, leaving the unveiling laws short-lived. As a result, many women who had never come to accept the unveiling laws, re-veiled themselves which over time resulted in the buildup of strong social pressures for the women of Iran to wear the veil, and thus the people of Iran never came to accept the unveiling
In the year 1929, he ordered a law enforcing all Iranian women to wear Western clothing, to which he took one step further in 1935 where he banned the wearing of the Chador(piece of cloth wrapped around the head and upper body). The establishment of the laws against the veil and chador received a variety of reactions from different groups of women. A large segment of professional middle class women viewed the banning of the veil as a form of freedom from oppression, as to them the veil was a symbol of subjugation. In addition, the matter received a lot of attention from the media, as several women’s magazines were welcoming debate on the topic, one which being Women’s World 1936, which had received an overwhelming response of both pros and cons in relation to the unveiling. The general response however towards the unveiling was positive, although it is important to note that the majority of the women writing these letters were well educated, and thus one possibility is that the magazines were only publishing the point of view of a single group of …show more content…
The unveiling had a negative impact for such groups of Iranian women, most significantly older women who had already been greatly accustomed to wearing it. For them, it was nearly unthinkable to leave their homes and go to public places while unveiled, leaving them isolated in their homes. These women thus became dependent on their family members to run their errands which required them to be seen by the public eye. In 1941 however, nearing the end of the 2nd World War, the Shah was forced to leave his position of power in Iran, passing his position to his son, Mohammad Reza Shah, leaving the unveiling laws short-lived. As a result, many women who had never come to accept the unveiling laws, re-veiled themselves which over time resulted in the buildup of strong social pressures for the women of Iran to wear the veil, and thus the people of Iran never came to accept the unveiling