1. POST REVOLUTION IRAN By Hannah Murphy

2. SCHOOLS  Schools were de-secularized, whereas the schools were religious before  The curriculum was re-written to support the new style of government  Only about 10% of those enrolled were women, a 30% drop from pre- revolution  Majority of upper classmen study abroad, and many of those who study abroad do not return.  This creates a sort of “brain drain” in Iran

3. RELIGION  The new Constitution declared the official religion of Iran to be Islam  Minorities such as Bahais, Jews, Christians, and Sufi Muslims were imprisoned, intimidated, and harassed because of their beliefs.  Most of the population is Muslim

4. FAMILY  Men are head of the household  Families are strong/close  Baby boys are preferred to baby girls

5. MARRIAGE  Men are allowed to have more than one wife at a time(polygamy)  Laws were established against adultery and women were punished more severely than men  Temporary marriages were encouraged before actual marriages

6. WOMEN’S OPRESSION  Women not allowed to work certain jobs or study certain topics(construction, judicial, positions of power)  Married women could not study abroad unless accompanied by their husband  Women’s rights were spurned and rejected by many  Women had to wear veils and were told to cover up while men had more freedom in what they wore

7. GOVERNMENT  Theocracy and Islamic Republic government  Doesn’t approve of working women  President is the leader of the government  Supreme Leader holds most power in politics and religion

8. EFFECTS  These changes impacted societal institutions have impacted the women in Iran by oppressing their rights  The citizens of the US are effected because there are many disputes over the morality of these Iranian norms

9. CITATIONS  REUTERS,. iran flag. 2011. Photograph. http://www.jpost.com/Iranian-Threat/News/Iran-violating-intl- norms-becoming-pariah-state, Seoul. Web. 16 Dec 2013..  Pitney, Nico. Iran Election. 2011. Graphic. Huffingtonpost,Web. 16 Dec 2013..