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Iranian labor market on path to gender transformation

While Iranian women have made advances in recent years, they still face the major challenge of being excluded from the labor market.
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TEHRAN, Iran — Iranian society has undergone tremendous change in past decades, with women continuously playing a role in this transformation. Indeed, Iranian women have long sought a more active presence in society, gradually distancing themselves from the cliche of being mothers or wives. Today, they make up almost 70% of university applicants and half of the graduates.

Paired with an increase in economic hardship, more of Iran's young and educated female citizens have been seeking employment to support themselves and their families or to achieve financial independence from their male guardians.

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