gender segregation
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












