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Students challenge gender segregation

A group of Iranian students has begun a petition against gender segregation at their university. » read more

Nobel laureate calls on UN to protect Iranian women

Iranian Nobel Peace laureate Shirin Ebadi has written to the United Nations to protest the Islamic Republic’s recent policies toward women. » read more

Universities close nursing to male applicants

Iran’s Nursing Association has slammed the university decision to restrict nursing programs to female applicants. » read more

Minister to explain reduced female enrollment

The head of the Education and Research Commission of Iran’s Parliament has announced that Iran’s Science Minister has been summoned to Parliament to explain the recent restrictions against the acceptance of women in a number of university programs. » read more

Fewer female students admitted to university

Yazd University has limited its acceptance of women in engineering programs for the coming academic year. » read more

Women excluded from vast areas of study

With the announcement of university entrance exam results for the coming academic year in Iran, 36 universities have closed 77 fields of study to women. » read more

Minister answers call for gender segregation in universities

Iran’s Assembly of Experts is calling on officials to institute gender segregation in Iranian universities, prompting Iran’s Minister of Science and Technology to announce: “Women’s Colleges will be established all across Iran.” » read more

Gender segregation underway in 20 Iranian universities

Twenty Iranian universities have announced that in the coming academic year, 40 departments will begin accepting only one gender of student. » read more