"May 24, 2017"--Table of contents page. "This report was researched and written by Tara Sephri Far, Iran researcher at Human Rights Watch"--Acknowledgements. Includes bibliographical references.
Contents:
Acknowledgments. Recommendations: To the Iranian Government and Parliament -- To the Iranian Ministry of Labor -- To the International Labour Organization -- To National and Foreign Companies -- To the European Union (EU), EU Member States, and Other Third-Party States -- Methodology -- IV. Background: Changing Views of Women's Role in Iran's Development Plans -- Women in the Workforce: A Current Snapshot: Women in the "Informal" and "Fragile" Economy -- Women in Senior Government Positions -- II. Iran's International Legal Obligations -- III. Discrimination Against Women in Iranian Law: Iran's Civil Code and its Historical Development -- Labor Code -- Violations of the Right to Work: Discrimination in the Right to Choose a Profession -- Lack of Equal Access to Social Security Benefits -- Violations of the Freedom of Movement -- IV. Lack of Legal Protection or Enforcement: Violations of the Right to Equal Access to Work: Discrimination in Hiring Practice in the Private Sector -- Discrimination in Hiring Practices in the Public Sector -- Discriminatory Hiring against Women for Managerial Positions and Promotions -- Violations of the Right to Equal Pay for Equal Work -- Lack of Protection from Sexual Harassment -- Discrimination Based on Dress Code -- Pregnancy-related Discrimination -- Collective Bargaining and Access to Redress: Restrictions on the Freedom of Association and Forming Labor Unions -- The Absence of Effective Complaint Procedures against Discrimination -- Draft Legislation that Discriminates against Women in the Labor Market: Law to Reduce Working Hours of Women with Special Conditions -- The "Comprehensive Population and Family Excellence Plan" -- The Plan to Increase Birth and to Prevent Decline in Population Growth -- The Plan to Protect the "Sanctity" of Modesty and the Hijab -- Acknowledgments.
Summary:
"This report examines in detail the discriminatory provisions and insufficient protections in Iran's legal system that represent obstacles to women's equal access to the job market. Over the past four decades, Iranian women have become half of the country's university graduates. But, based on the most recent official statistics available, for the period between March 2016 and March 2017, only 14.9 percent of Iran's women are in the workforce, compared with 64.1 percent of men. This rate is lower than the average of 20 percent for all women in the Middle East and North Africa. The unemployment rate for women, currently 20.7 percent, is double that for men"--Publisher's description.
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