Women

Adventure Divas "Iran: Behind Closed Cha-dors" - Follow the fascinating lives of several Persian women living in a society in the midst of transformation with this companion site to the program that explores this land of religious democracy where contradictions rule.
http://www.pbs.org/adventuredivas/iran/

Womanhood-Motherhood - Online book by Roya Monajem, discussing the role women in society.
http://www.irannet.com/books/womanhood/

BBC News: Iran Police Move into Fashion Business - Report from Tehran on the police authorities' efforts to encourage women to adopt more conservative dress. <small>(January 2, 2007)</small>
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6213854.stm

Mehr Foundation - Non-profit NGO creating economic independence for women.
http://www.e-mehr.com

Dr. Homa Darabi Foundation - To counter fundamentalist tendencies within the various religious, cultural and social beliefs which result in the oppression or unequal treatment of women and girl-child in different parts of the globe.
http://www.homa.org/

A Brief History of the Women's Movement in Iran - An analysis of the women's movement in Iran from Payvand.com.
http://www.payvand.com/women/

Women in Fundamentalism - Excerpt from a book by Shahin Gerami featuring discussions about family and feminism with Iranian women who are in positions of power.
http://dhushara.tripod.com/book/zulu/islamp/wiff/wif.htm

Women in Iran - Deals with issues of women living in Iran. Includes news and educational information.
http://www.womeniniran.com/

IranDokht.com - Online Iranian women's community. Provides information on women's health, Persian culture, ethnic concepts, maps and pictures of Middle East.
http://www.irandokht.com

Bad Jens - Iranian feminist newsletter. Includes interviews with Iranian women and articles about women's life in Iran.
http://www.badjens.com/

A Celebration of Women Writers - Links to Iranian women writers on the web.
http://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/_generate/IRAN.html