Khazali: Our national approach is to develop and promote the status of women

According to IRNA, the full text of the Vice President’s speech on Women and the Family at the interactive dialogue session of the Sixty-sixth Session of the Commission on Women on “Economic Empowerment of Women in a Changing World of Work” is as follows:

Your Excellency, Ladies and Gentlemen;

First of all, thank you for the opportunity, and I am very pleased that there is an opportunity for consensus and efforts to promote women’s economic empowerment in today’s changing world.

Women’s economic empowerment requires basic and specialized knowledge, strengthening the private sector, determination and planned, regular and sustainable action, which certainly needs legal support. In this regard, the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran emphasizes the elimination of undue discrimination and the creation of fair facilities for all citizens, including women, as well as the benefit of all citizens (both men and women) from social security insurance for unemployment, retirement, old age and disability. Has been. In addition, our constitution stipulates the provision of working conditions and facilities for all men and women, in order to achieve full employment and to provide work equipment to all those who are able to work but do not have work equipment, and in the labor law, the law Social security, the Charter of Civil Rights, and the Law on Organizing and Protecting Home-Based Businesses also protect women’s rights in the workplace.

Considering the laws supporting employment in the Islamic Republic of Iran, attracting women judges, holding parties, managing startups, accelerators, facilitation groups, managing thousands of companies in various fields of agriculture, industry, architecture, medicine, etc., membership in the Chamber of Commerce and manager The factor of knowledge-based companies has all been significantly increased by women. At present, the number of women working in the government has increased from 34% in 2009 to more than 41 in 1400, and in order to support non-governmental jobs, in 2021 alone, about 6,000 billion rials in bank facilities have been paid to home-based businesses.

Also, policies and laws supporting education in the Islamic Republic of Iran during the last forty years have led to reducing the gender gap in women’s literacy rates, eradicating illiteracy of women and girls by 99 percent, completely eliminating the gender gap in education in the country at primary and secondary levels Has been. It is worth noting that the gap between men and women in education has been reduced to 8%.

In higher education, 56% of the country’s university students are women and the proportion of women faculty members in universities is about 34%.

In addition, the gender gap in access to technology between men and women has improved by more than four percent in recent years. Now 52% of the total technology users in the access level are men and 48% are women.

Women make up 23% of mobile software developers, and the bulk of the digital transformation engine is women, who make up 50% of digital growth.

Today, 45% of all mobile phone users, 48% of all computer users and 48% of all Internet users are women.

In the field of digital developments, the Islamic Republic of Iran has been able to develop technology infrastructure and strengthen and secure the platform of women in cyberspace in various forms such as supporting digital home businesses, allocating funds to train women to enter virtual markets, implementation of “projects National “Home Employment Development”, “Women’s Economic Empowerment”, and “Development of National Plan and Policy Package of ICT Priorities for Women” to promote women’s economic activity and awareness in cyberspace.

Ladies and gentlemen;

Our national approach is to develop and promote the status and advancement of women in all aspects of individual and collective life. However, economic terrorism and unilateral, illegal and coercive sanctions have threatened and endangered the life, health, livelihood and development of the people of my country.

Women, meanwhile, have suffered the most, and many of their economic investments and professional activities, especially women entrepreneurs and heads of households, have faced many problems. However, they do not give up trying to continue living and progressing.

It is hoped that with double strength and motivation we will be able to continue this path and achieve valuable results and achievements by strengthening and expanding international cooperation.

Thank you