INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OFBASIC AND APPLIED SCIENCE ISSN: 2301-4458 Vol. 01, No. 02 Oct 2012 www.insikapub.com Study of Job Status and Education of Women in Iran Mohammad Reza Iravani1 and Mina Arvaneh2 1Assistant Professor, Department of Social Work, Islamic Azad, University Khomeinishahr Branch, Daneshjou Blvd, Iran. iravani@iaukhsh.ac.ir 2Social worker and Senior Expert and Head of Unit Comprehensive Center for Rehabilitation and maintenance of educational and mental disabilities arvaneh_ir@yahoo.com Key words Abstract Education, Employment, Unemployment, Inequality Traditionally girls and women in Iran have been in a disadvantageous position with reference to education and employment as elsewhere in the world. But some of the factors, such as the initiative taken during the reign of the Shah and the post-Revolution reforms have had mixed impact on the education of women in the Iran. While enrolment of girls and women in education recorded increase over the years, the nature of education remained more or less unfavourable to women. Education after the Islamic Revolution has been used to promote the values of Islam, and to construct the ideals of motherhood and wifehood. Similarly, equality in employment outside home in terms of both the types of occupations and remuneration has remained a goal still to be achieved. Both traditional values, and the types and levels of education really open to them have contributed to this situation of women’s employment in Iran © 2012 Insan Akademika All Rights Reserved |
