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The Zoroastrian Women’s Organization, an NGO founded in 1950 in Iran, is trying to empower women and girls in different aspects, Mehrangiz Shahzadi, the vice president of the organization said.

Samaneh Shad-Del has been elected as the mayor for district 2 of the city of Zanjan, northwestern Iran.

The first assembly of female experts in Iran, dubbed “women’s parliament”, opened in the city of Torbat-e Heydariyeh, northeastern Khorasan Razavi province, on Sunday.

Some 180,000 breadwinner women across the country are currently supported by the State Welfare Organization, said Habibollah Masoudi-Farid, the deputy director of the organization.

The number of women in the Iranian job market has experienced a 40 percent growth over the past three years, Irantalent.com reported.

Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh has issued an order, paving the way for women with high capabilities to boost presence in the oil industry.

Six women have been elected to Tehran’s 5th city council election, registering a record high out of the total 21 members.

The Ministry of Communication and Information Technology supports women’s creative and innovative activities, the telecom minister Mahmoud Vaezi said here on Tuesday.

The number of managerial jobs women have taken on since the administration of President Hassan Rouhani took office in August 2013 has increased by 189 percent, labor minister Ali Rabiei said in...

The first women-only factory in Iran was officially inaugurated last week in the city of Sari, northern Mazandaran province.

Women compose ten percent of the Iranian administration, the vice president in women and family affairs, Shahindokht Molaverdi, said.

An independent United Nations expert urged Saudi officials to use their bold new plan for economic transformation to improve the human rights of women and the poor.

The gender pay gap is one of the most controversial topics related to women and work.