Can one strictly speak of democracy if the political power does not
address the problems, needs, interests and demands of at least half of the
population formed by women and does not put an end to their exclusion from the
different social fields?
If political rhetoric recognizes the equality of men and women in
theory, in practice this has not been accomplished in depth, because it demands a
revolutionary investment in changing patriarchal behaviors, combating misogynistic
attitudes, and educating both men and women in the convictions and practices
of equality.
It is interesting to consider the historical process of the Islamic
Republic of Iran, where women have not only become a fundamental factor in the
transformation of their own situation, but also in the establishment of the process
of modernization of the socio-political life. Pioneers in the Muslim world, they
present effective formulas for the feminist movements of all countries.
Can one strictly speak of democracy if the political power does not
address the problems, needs, interests and demands of at least half of the
population formed by women and does not put an end to their exclusion from the
different social fields?
If political rhetoric recognizes the equality of men and women in
theory, in practice this has not been accomplished in depth, because it demands a
revolutionary investment in changing patriarchal behaviors, combating misogynistic
attitudes, and educating both men and women in the convictions and practices
of equality.
It is interesting to consider the historical process of the Islamic
Republic of Iran, where women have not only become a fundamental factor in the
transformation of their own situation, but also in the establishment of the process
of modernization of the socio-political life. Pioneers in the Muslim world, they
present effective formulas for the feminist movements of all countries.