The reason i choosing Iran as the country for my research because Iran is one of the oldest civilization in the world. Going to Iran was a dream for me and also is a dream place for every Muslim . As a student i can't afford to buy the airplane ticket so now i was trying earning money to get the chances to having a look for the Iran
Social role of men and women in Iran
The Islamic revolution has greatly affected the role of the Iranian women in the society. Most of the women had opted to participants in the
Iranian revolution of 1979 where they were opposing the Shah policies of economic deprivation, and political repression. Compared to the previous decade the social roles of the Iranian women has greatly changed from where the women were mainly confined within the household duties to now where they can take part in various activities. This blog therefore analyses some of the social role of both men and women. Additionally, this blog presents some of the changes with regard to the social role of the men and women in Iran.
Various western ideas have greatly impacted the role of the Iranian women in the society. Among the ideas that has affected the social role of women incommunity is the notion that the women can participate in the public sphere.This notion of women participating in the public sphere has therefore changed the social role of women where some women now take part in the political process. The women gender roles in the job market has also greatly changed for instance it has been estimated that before 1979 there were no women who were entrepreneur however currently it is estimated that the over 500 women who have managed to create their own business where they employ others (Kousha, 2002). Increase in the number of women taking part in high educational levels such as university has also played a great role in changing the social role of the Iranian women. Having the rightqualification for various jobs has helped the women to take part in build in the economy of their country and therefore deviating from their traditional social roles.
Moreover the different acts that have been implemented by the Iranian government have also in way led to the changes in the social roles of women. For instance the approval of article 1130 by the Iranian government in 1982 allowed the wife to demand for a divorce in a court of law (Poulson, 2006). In relation to this the enactment of the law allowing the women to take part as judges has also played a role in changing the social role of women in the society. It is also evident that the enactment of the family law also played a role in putting the Iranian
women in somewhat stronger legal positions since it allowed the Muslim housewife to receive wages for the housework. Most importantly the enactment of the minimum age of marriage has also played a role in changing the social role of the Iranian women since it has helped to ensure that the girls are able to receive quality education before they get married. After the revolution in 1979 women have always been present even in the parliament where some have even acted as advisors to the president and ministers. In addition most of the have also actively participated in both the parliamentary and the local elections for instance Masoumeh Ebteker was country’s vice president in 1997-2005( Osanloo, 2009).
From the above it is evident that the social role of Iranian women has greatly changed compared to that of men. One of the possible factors that have led to this significant role is the enactment of various laws that have helped to empower women in the society. The western ideas have also affected the Iranian women where most of them have now started to participate in the public spheres such as politics. The increase in the number of women being enrolled in the higher institutions has also played a role in changing the role of women in the society
since Iranian women are now able to seek employment in various organizations and therefore contribute to the building of their country.
Reference
Kousha, M. (2002). Voices from Iran: The changing lives of
Iranian women. Syracuse: Syracuse Univ. Press.
Osanloo, A. (2009). The politics of women's rights in
Iran. Princeton, N.J: Princeton University Press
Poulson, S. C. (2006). Social movements in twentieth-century
Iran: Culture, ideology, and mobilizing frameworks. Lanham, Md. [u.a.: Lexington Books.
The Islamic revolution has greatly affected the role of the Iranian women in the society. Most of the women had opted to participants in the
Iranian revolution of 1979 where they were opposing the Shah policies of economic deprivation, and political repression. Compared to the previous decade the social roles of the Iranian women has greatly changed from where the women were mainly confined within the household duties to now where they can take part in various activities. This blog therefore analyses some of the social role of both men and women. Additionally, this blog presents some of the changes with regard to the social role of the men and women in Iran.
Various western ideas have greatly impacted the role of the Iranian women in the society. Among the ideas that has affected the social role of women incommunity is the notion that the women can participate in the public sphere.This notion of women participating in the public sphere has therefore changed the social role of women where some women now take part in the political process. The women gender roles in the job market has also greatly changed for instance it has been estimated that before 1979 there were no women who were entrepreneur however currently it is estimated that the over 500 women who have managed to create their own business where they employ others (Kousha, 2002). Increase in the number of women taking part in high educational levels such as university has also played a great role in changing the social role of the Iranian women. Having the rightqualification for various jobs has helped the women to take part in build in the economy of their country and therefore deviating from their traditional social roles.
Moreover the different acts that have been implemented by the Iranian government have also in way led to the changes in the social roles of women. For instance the approval of article 1130 by the Iranian government in 1982 allowed the wife to demand for a divorce in a court of law (Poulson, 2006). In relation to this the enactment of the law allowing the women to take part as judges has also played a role in changing the social role of women in the society. It is also evident that the enactment of the family law also played a role in putting the Iranian
women in somewhat stronger legal positions since it allowed the Muslim housewife to receive wages for the housework. Most importantly the enactment of the minimum age of marriage has also played a role in changing the social role of the Iranian women since it has helped to ensure that the girls are able to receive quality education before they get married. After the revolution in 1979 women have always been present even in the parliament where some have even acted as advisors to the president and ministers. In addition most of the have also actively participated in both the parliamentary and the local elections for instance Masoumeh Ebteker was country’s vice president in 1997-2005( Osanloo, 2009).
From the above it is evident that the social role of Iranian women has greatly changed compared to that of men. One of the possible factors that have led to this significant role is the enactment of various laws that have helped to empower women in the society. The western ideas have also affected the Iranian women where most of them have now started to participate in the public spheres such as politics. The increase in the number of women being enrolled in the higher institutions has also played a role in changing the role of women in the society
since Iranian women are now able to seek employment in various organizations and therefore contribute to the building of their country.
Reference
Kousha, M. (2002). Voices from Iran: The changing lives of
Iranian women. Syracuse: Syracuse Univ. Press.
Osanloo, A. (2009). The politics of women's rights in
Iran. Princeton, N.J: Princeton University Press
Poulson, S. C. (2006). Social movements in twentieth-century
Iran: Culture, ideology, and mobilizing frameworks. Lanham, Md. [u.a.: Lexington Books.
Global interdependence
Global interdependence is a worldwide, mutual dependence in which each country depends on other countries, while the other countries depend on it too based on their comparative advantage (Andrews, 1994, pp. 193–218).
The country I am researching is a developing country therefore; globalization has social impact on the country. For example, the employment effects are very diverse in the country and this has resulted into concentration and marginalization phenomena characterized by income inequality. The other effects are that the economic development on one country is higher compared to another. Third world countries as developing countries are used as dumping ground for waste products especially e-wastes. Finally, there is a greater access to America and other developed countries. The main examples of global interdependence include Libya exporting to the US, Libya exports refined oil to UK, and UK exporting iron ore used to make machineries to the US, while, the US exports machineries to Libya. As such all, these countries depend on each other directly or indirectly. The crude oil exported to the US, is later exported to the UK as finished products (Benoit, 1996, pp. 636–57).
The example of interdependence is both a help and a hindrance. For example, when the US exports machineries to Libya, Libya does not learn how to be independent instead it leaves the us with the opportunity to export to Kenya, while Kenya pays a lot for the same machineries. This results into unfavorable balance of trade. while most of these countries display polities interdependence, economic interdependence is huge as each country has a unique comparative advantage on the other hand, global interdependence also lead to economic inequality as the developing countries and third world countries continuously depend on the developed countries . The negative effects include the developed countries use the developing countries as their damping ground for substandard and surplus goods. Positive effects include access to greater market, state of the art machines, and advanced technology necessary for economic growth and sustainability. In the context of globalization, men and women can benefits equality by having an equal opportunity policy that governs distribution, allocation, as well as access to the benefits derived from globalizations.
References
Benoit, Kenneth. (1996). Democracies Really Are More Pacific (in General): Reexamining Regime Type and War Involvement. Journal of Conflict Resolution 40 (4):636–57.
Andrews, David M. (1994). Capital Mobility and State Autonomy: Toward a Structural Theory of International Monetary Relations. International Studies Quarterly 38 (2):193–218
Global interdependence is a worldwide, mutual dependence in which each country depends on other countries, while the other countries depend on it too based on their comparative advantage (Andrews, 1994, pp. 193–218).
The country I am researching is a developing country therefore; globalization has social impact on the country. For example, the employment effects are very diverse in the country and this has resulted into concentration and marginalization phenomena characterized by income inequality. The other effects are that the economic development on one country is higher compared to another. Third world countries as developing countries are used as dumping ground for waste products especially e-wastes. Finally, there is a greater access to America and other developed countries. The main examples of global interdependence include Libya exporting to the US, Libya exports refined oil to UK, and UK exporting iron ore used to make machineries to the US, while, the US exports machineries to Libya. As such all, these countries depend on each other directly or indirectly. The crude oil exported to the US, is later exported to the UK as finished products (Benoit, 1996, pp. 636–57).
The example of interdependence is both a help and a hindrance. For example, when the US exports machineries to Libya, Libya does not learn how to be independent instead it leaves the us with the opportunity to export to Kenya, while Kenya pays a lot for the same machineries. This results into unfavorable balance of trade. while most of these countries display polities interdependence, economic interdependence is huge as each country has a unique comparative advantage on the other hand, global interdependence also lead to economic inequality as the developing countries and third world countries continuously depend on the developed countries . The negative effects include the developed countries use the developing countries as their damping ground for substandard and surplus goods. Positive effects include access to greater market, state of the art machines, and advanced technology necessary for economic growth and sustainability. In the context of globalization, men and women can benefits equality by having an equal opportunity policy that governs distribution, allocation, as well as access to the benefits derived from globalizations.
References
Benoit, Kenneth. (1996). Democracies Really Are More Pacific (in General): Reexamining Regime Type and War Involvement. Journal of Conflict Resolution 40 (4):636–57.
Andrews, David M. (1994). Capital Mobility and State Autonomy: Toward a Structural Theory of International Monetary Relations. International Studies Quarterly 38 (2):193–218