Women's Rights, Family Law, and Women's Mobilization under the Islamic Republic (1979–present)

1. Khomeini calls for workplace veiling

   Mar 7, 1979Labels: Ruhollah Khomeini, Workplace Veiling

   • Women s Day

2. Women protest compulsory hijab in Tehran

   Mar 8, 1979Labels: Tehran Protests, International Women's

   • Women s Day

3. Islamic Republic approved in national referendum

   Mar 30, 1979Labels: Islamic Republic, National Referendum

   • Islamic Republic referendum
   • Britannica

4. Islamic Republic constitution approved by referendum

   Dec 2, 1979Labels: Constitution 1979, Islamic Criteria

   • Constitution referendum

5. Marriage age lowered via civil law interpretation

   Jan 1, 1982Labels: Marriage Age, Civil Law

   • WUNRN brief

6. Mandatory hijab enforced through penal law

   Jan 1, 1983Labels: Penal Law, Mandatory Hijab

   • Women in Iran
   • Britannica

7. Divorce compensation law expands women’s claims

   Jan 1, 1994Labels: Divorce Compensation, Parliament 1994

   • Wilson Center

8. Khatami elected amid reformist mobilization

   May 23, 1997Labels: Mohammad Khatami, Reform Era

   • 1997 election
   • Wilson Center

9. Marriage age raised to 13 for girls

   Jan 1, 2002Labels: Marriage Age, Civil Code

   • Wilson Center
   • WUNRN brief

10. Gasht-e Ershad created as specialized “morality police”

    Jan 1, 2005Labels: Gasht-e Ershad, Morality Police

    • Britannica

11. One Million Signatures campaign launched

    Aug 27, 2006Labels: One Million, Women's Activists

    • Swarthmore GNAD

12. Women admitted to Azadi Stadium for World Cup qualifier

    Oct 10, 2019Labels: Azadi Stadium, World Cup

    • Amnesty
    • HRW

13. Mahsa Amini dies after morality-police arrest

    Sep 16, 2022Labels: Mahsa Amini, Guidance Patrol

    • Mahsa Amini
    • Britannica

14. Parliament advances “Hijab and Chastity” bill as pilot law

    Sep 20, 2023Labels: Hijab and, Parliament 2023

    • Tehran Times
    • TIME