دور النخبة النسوية في إيران بعد قيام الثورة الإسلامية (1979 م-2005 م)‎

Abstract EN

The developments and changes that occurred in the Iranian political system after the revolution affected the role of women and the formation of the feminist elite and the feminist movement as a whole, and despite the restrictions that woman faced in various fields, she pushed it to take concerted efforts to penetrate the public arena and influence the regime's policies, and it tried to influence the political process in various stages, and increased women's activities in various sectors of society.

in light of the escalation of the issue of reform and the transfer of debate about it to informal circles such as intellectuals, non-governmental organizations and human rights groups such as women's rights associations and others.

in this context, the role of the informal feminist elite in Iran emerged, represented by the most prominent female figures in society and feminist activists in various fields who tried to influence affairs on the political or societal arena, and they relied on many tools that ranged from negotiation to resistance.

this elite was affected by changes in the regime's policies and tried to influence the political system through the positions they held at the official level in state agencies and institutions or at the informal level, such as participating in demonstrations and protests, trying to influence the conduct of the electoral process and amending discriminatory laws against women, in addition to the role played by women's organizations and associations, and although these strategies have succeeded in pressuring some issues, such as the changes that affected some discriminatory laws against women, and putting them up for discussion, but in general the limits of the role in which women can affect the policies and the reform process depends on the nature of the political system and to what extent the system allows freedom.