Women and higher education in Iran: What are the implications for employment and the “marriage market”?

GM Rezai-Rashti, VM Moghadam - International Review of Education, 2011 - Springer
In contemporary Iran, women with higher education face both gender discrimination and an
unfavourable economic system, one that is not conducive to employment-generation for …

The politics of gender segregation and women's access to higher education in the Islamic Republic of Iran: the interplay of repression and resistance

GM Rezai-Rashti - Gender and Education, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
One of the significant achievements of the Islamic Republic of Iran has been the increasing
access of women to all levels of education. This paper focuses on women's access to higher …

Research into ethnocentrism and intercultural willingness to communicate of Iraqi and Iranian medical students in Iran

A Nameni - Journal of Intercultural Communication Research, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Ethnocentrism and intercultural willingness to communicate (IWTC) can contribute to the
success or failure of intercultural communication in the context of health care. The present …

Counseling in Iran: History, current status, and future trends

A Fatemi, L Khodayari, A Stewart - Journal of Counseling & …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
As a growing profession, counseling in Iran was first established within the Iranian
educational system. Counselors in Iran have provided mental health services during natural …

A critical analysis of intimate partner sexual violence in Iran

A Naghavi, S Amani, M Bagheri, J De Mol - Frontiers in psychology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
According to global data, intimate partner violence and its corresponding impact threaten the
lives of almost 35% of women at some point in their life. The aim of this research was to …

An investigation into iranian employee's intercultural communicative competence: does learning english as a foreign language help?

A Nameni - Journal of Intercultural Communication Research, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Globalization has made English language skills and intercultural communicative
competence (ICC) necessary for international and intercultural interactions in the context of …

Gaps in female labor participation and pay equity: the impact of cultural variables

Y Munir Sidani - Gender in Management: An International Journal, 2013 - emerald.com
Purpose–This study aims to address gender gaps in labor participation and earned income.
The paper assesses the role of education and cultural dimensions in impacting female labor …

Family planning and women's educational advancement in Tehran, Iran

A Erfani - Canadian Studies in Population [ARCHIVES], 2015 - journals.library.ualberta.ca
This study examines the impact of contraceptive use on women's educational advancement
as an indicator of female empowerment, using retrospective data from the 2009 Tehran …

Women's Experiences of Work in the Iranian Broadcast Media (IRIB): Motivations, challenges, and achievements

A Ghasemi - Women and Media in the Middle East, 2017 - taylorfrancis.com
This paper examines Muslim women's work experiences in the Iranian broadcast media
(IRIB) through a study of their motivations, challenges, and achievements. These women …

Beyond a paycheck: The influence of workforce participation on women's cancer screening in Turkey

CKN Sen, L Baruh, GT Kumkale - Sex Roles, 2016 - Springer
The present study investigates the influence of workforce participation on women's cancer
screening behaviors in Turkey. In cultures with predominantly Muslim populations like …