Defiance of hijab requirements has grown widespread across Iran. The government seems wary of cracking down, fearing unrest.

Iranian authorities brutally suppressed the Woman, Life, Freedom protests, but women in Iran and the diaspora are continuing the fight in small but meaningful ways.

In the ongoing struggle for democracy in Iran, women have emerged as some of the most influential and unifying voices, championing secularism, equality and inclusive governance. Over the past 150 ...

Before 1979, Iranian women wore miniskirts, earned advanced degrees, ran businesses, and lived lives that looked remarkably like their Western peers. Then came the Islamic Revolution—and everything ...

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has spoken out against forcing women to wear the hijab and recent crackdowns in his country, pitting him against hard-line rivals in the Islamic Republic. “Human ...

Iran’s conservative-dominated parliament is facing a difficult choice: will it finally grant women the legal right to ride motorcycles? For decades, women in Iran have been barred from obtaining ...