Targeting women athletes & activists; hijab enforcement eases amid resistance; economic exclusion deepens
Key Questions
What happened to Mojgan Hassanpour?
Morality police allegedly killed Mojgan Hassanpour for refusing to wear the hijab at a grave. The incident highlights continued targeting of women activists and resistors.
Has hijab enforcement changed in Iranian cities?
Hijab enforcement has dramatically eased in Tehran and other cities, with morality police largely absent. This shift results from sustained women's resistance since 2022.
What is the wage gap facing women in Iran?
Men earn on average three times more than women. Women also face systemic exclusion from the formal economy and a growing NEET crisis.
How do Kurdish women experience seasonal labor conditions?
Women seasonal workers in Kurdistan earn far less than men while bearing a double burden of paid and unpaid labor. Official statistics often render them invisible by classifying them as housewives.
What post-war challenges do Iranian women face?
Post-war conditions have worsened domestic violence and healthcare access for women. Accounts from Yazd Prison describe ongoing threats and humiliation during missile strikes.
Morality police allegedly killed Mojgan Hassanpour for refusing hijab at a grave. Firsthand account from Yazd Prison women's ward describes guards' threats and humiliation during missile strikes. Hijab enforcement has dramatically eased in Tehran and other cities; morality police are largely absent. This de facto change, driven by women's resistance since 2022, signals a regime political calculation to avoid new unrest. The question remains whether this is reversible. New: Women's economic exclusion deepens—wage gap (men earn 3x more), NEET crisis, seasonal labor exploitation, systemic purging from formal economy. Post-war conditions exacerbate domestic violence, healthcare collapse. A field report from Kurdistan shows women seasonal workers earning far less than men and bearing double burden of paid and unpaid labor. Data-driven analysis reveals women are rendered invisible as 'housewives' in official statistics, masking state repression.