The development of women's conditions in Iran 1979-1997

Research idea: The research idea centres on studying the development of women's status in Iran from 1979 to 1997, analysing how religion, politics and economics interacted with social, educational and political changes, and identifying the general trends affecting social rights and practices. Objectives: The research aims to understand the impact of the Islamic Revolution on the development of the status of Iranian women and to highlight the most significant areas that have undergone fundamental development and had a positive impact on changing the status of women in Iran. Methods: The historical, inductive and analytical approaches were adopted within a historical framework linking the events of the revolution and political transformations to social laws and practices. then extracting general trends from the available data (inductively), deconstructing the influencing factors and analysing their causal relationships (analytically) to arrive at explanatory models of how religion, politics and economics interacted with social changes. Results: The Iranian revolution and the Islamic principles it brought and imposed on society, especially in the first decade of the revolution, posed a new challenge to the reality of women in Iran compared to the previous period. As a result, women became active in the political arena, working to defend the rights of Iranian women. The era of President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani witnessed greater freedom and demands for women's rights, as well as further gains for Iranian women. Conclusion: The research emphasises the importance of empowering women in their role in society, granting them active political participation alongside men, and ensuring that there is legislation that supports their political rights, enhances their social status and provides a suitable working environment.