• Overview

A. Legal Instruments Supporting Women’s Rights

1. Existing Legal Instruments

1. The Constitution
2. Civil, Judicial and other Laws and Regulations
   1. Laws and regulations on social security, family protection and elimination of discrimination against women
   2. Laws and regulations on women’s employment
   3. Laws and regulations on health and medical care
   4. Laws and regulations on women’s education
3. Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women

2. Women and the Mass Media

B. Sharing of Power and Decision Making at All Levels

1. Participation in Political Processes
   1. Political Participation at the Mass Level
   2. Political Participation at the Elite Level
      1. Representation at the Legislature
      2. Representation at the Executive Level and in the Private Sector
      3. Representation at the Judiciary Level
2. Women’s Participation in Cultural Fields
3. Women’s Participation in Economic Fields
   

C. Mechanisms at All Levels to Promote the Advancement of Women

1. Women’s Organizations in Government
   1. Women’s Social and Cultural Council
   2. Bureau of Women’s Affairs at the President’s Office
      1. BWA’s Unit at the Islamic Consultative Assembly
      2. Investigation and Problem-Analysis Unit
      3. Public Relations Unit
      4. National Committee Secretariat of the Fourth World Conference on Women
   3. Women’s Units in Government Organization
   4. Women’s Affairs Commission
   5. International Women’s Bureau
   6. Rural Women’s Development and Extension Office
   7. Rural Women’s Co-operatives Office
   8. Women’s Affairs Office in the Judiciary Branch
   9. Women’s Sports Department
2. Non-government Organization
3. Imam Khomeini Relief Committee

D. Poverty

1. Unemployment
2. Situation of Women Heads of Households
   1. Marital Status of Women Heads of Households
   2. Literacy Status of Women Heads of Households
   3. Employment Status of Women Heads of Households
3. Assistance to Deprived Women

E. Access to Education

1. Literacy
2. Enrolment in Primary and Secondary School Levels and in Technical Schools
3. Graduation in Primary and Secondary School Levels
4. Enrolment in Universities and Institutes of Higher Education
5. Graduation in University Levels
6. Academics
7. Teachers

F. Health Services and Medical-Care Programs

1. Life Expectancy
2. Gender Ratio
3. Infant Mortality Rates
4. Maternal Mortality Rates
5. Sex Differentials in the Handicapped
6. Women and HIV
7. Specific Health Measures for Women
8. Population Policy and Family Planning
9. Health and Medical Care
10. Nutrition
11. Immunization
12. Existing Problems and Long-term Plans in the Implementation of Health Projects in Iran

G. Women’s Employment

1. Women’s Economic Activity
2. Women’s Employment
   • ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN'S GENERAL POLICIES TOWARDS THE EMPLOYMENT OF WOMEN
3. Employment by Occupation
4. Employment by Economic Sector
5. Women’s Occupational Status
6. Women’s Employment in the Public Sector
7. Women’s Employment in the Private Sector
8. Rural Women’s Role in Production and the National Economy

H. Women's Economic Situation

I. Elimination of Violence against Women

J. Future Strategic Policies and Objectives for the Promotion of Women's Advancements

1. Policies of the Second Five-Year Development Plan of the Islamic Republic of Iran for the Progress of Women
2. Women's Participation in Decision-Making at All Levels
3. Government and Non-Government Organizations
4. Legislation and Laws in Support of Women
5. Poverty
6. Women's Access to Education
7. Health
8. Employment
9. Welfare
10. Social Security

• Review and Appraisal of Women

  At the National Level

  1. The Situation of Iranian Women in the Early 1980s
  2. Changes in the National Situation of Women Since the Early 1980s

  At the International Level

  1. United Nations Development Program (UNDP)
  2. United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
  3. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
  4. United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
  5. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
  6. United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)

• Effect of Imposed War on Women

1. Refugee Women

1. Health
2. Education
3. Income Generation
4. Protection and Legal Assistance
5. Conclusion

• Appendix, Appendix 2, Appendix 3, Appendix 4