Nemati Nooraldin
Abstract
Parliament as a modern social institution has a long background in Iran, relative to other middle eastern countries. After the constitutional revolution, women gain more influence in cultural, social political and administrative arenas, and this did not decline after the Islamic revolution, and even ...
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Parliament as a modern social institution has a long background in Iran, relative to other middle eastern countries. After the constitutional revolution, women gain more influence in cultural, social political and administrative arenas, and this did not decline after the Islamic revolution, and even decreased in some levels. Women’s participation had major improvement in the fifth Islamic consultative assembly (1375-1379 SH) both in quantity and quality. In this period, female representatives number reached to 14. These representatives with some help from the others formed committees on women, youth and family issues, and expand lawmaking from these especial prospective. They helped improve the status of family and women, with active involvement in writing drafts, representing bills on the floor and inter-assembly duties. This research is trying to answer how female representatives of the fifth assembly made it easier for other women to participate in social activities. The paper is based on the hypothesis that they did these with discerning knowledge of their own status, and with supporting the social institutes, focused activities in the assembly, and passing or changing laws, worked to further women’s causes in the society.
