Women In Iran

The Islamic revolution changed Iran’s society and bases law on the literal of the Quran (Muslim’s holy book). In fact, for almost four decades, men have been more powerful than women. “Power distance refers to the degree to which the culture believes that institutional and organizational power should be distributed unequally and the decisions of the power holders should be challenged or accepted” (p. 106). Women lost their rights, and they became the marginalized segment of society. In particular, women were forced to put on the hijab while the government promised to treat equality in the Islamic level, however, soon after the revolution, the promises given to the women were taken back. I have lived in this situation for three decades where …show more content…
Women are not allowed to hold a government position. For instance, men controlled every aspect of women’s lives, such as in the workforce and personal life, to the extent that they still affect the women, their family, and also the Iranian society. Most of the fundamentalists are men who believe that women and men should live in accordance with Islamic laws. According to this rule, we see the negative impacts of stereotypes and how it leads to racism and discrimination. “Nevertheless, information processing results in a simplification of the world, so that prior experiences are used as the basis for determining both the categories and the attributes of the events. This process is called stereotyping” (p.136). They prove their beliefs by quoting some verses of the Quran, like the passage, says, “Husbands are the protectors and maintainers of their wives because Allah has given them one more strength than the other’’. The lack of women not participating in social interactions has caused 26% of Iranian women to become …show more content…
I have experienced that in order to have a more developed community, men and women need to work together. Today, a high percent of the Iranian women are following the experiences in progressive societies such as the United States. They believe in the magic words “where there is life there is hope.’’ Most of the feminist theories focus on the promotion of women’s rights and interests. Therefore, feminist activists in Iran have campaigned for women’s right, such as property and voting. In addition, they oppose domestic violence, sexual harassment, and support workplace rights, including opportunities for careers in businesses. So as a woman who did not want to stay in that unequal situation, I decided to move to the US and be the voice of my motherland oppressed women. Living in the United States has been very challenging for us. We used to have our family and friends around us, but all of a sudden we found ourselves on our own surrounded by a new culture, new lifestyle, new language, and new