Iran Institute for Women's Studies and Research 

The Institute for Women's Studies and Research (IWSR) is a non-governmental, non-profit and non-political organization, established in 1986, and aims to promote the status of women in the Islamic Republic of Iran and also the region through conducting research and training activities. The Institute has Special Consultative Status with ECOSOC and is located in Tehran.

The institute also has centers: Farzaneh Consultation center ,ICT center, is the place for women to learn the ICT, Coffe net which is located here ,Specialized library is a place for research in the women issue ,Charity center   

 Goals

• Promotion of knowledge on women's issues in two fields of culture and science at national, regional and international levels;

• Promotion of cultural and technical knowledge among women researchers;
• Strengthening the exchange among scientific and cultural bodies on women's issues;
• Conducting scientific and religious research on a series of women's subject-matters as a basic step in guaranteeing women's role in policy-making; and
• Implementation of training and educational workshops, seminars, sessions, exhibitions, and festivals at national and international levels for exploring and resolving of women's problems.
• Combating gender discrimination in family and society;
• Combating gender-based violence, especially domestic violence and supporting victims of violence;
• Correction of traditional patriarchal attitudes towards woman and the girl child.  

Fields of Activity

• Planning and carrying out of educational workshops for empowerment of women and youth non-governmental organizations (NGOs); we held some work shops here, both at the national level and international level that are mentioned below: 

-         Women and Education

-         Human rights of women

-         Violence against women

-         Women and the media

-         Women and poverty

-         Women’s Study

• Designing and production of training and educational packages;
• Promotion of awareness among women and the girl child on health-related issues;
• Education of children’s rights and supporting their rights;
• Offering consultation services (individually or in group) to families, women and youth;
• Conducting research on health-related issues in provinces, especially with an emphasis on reproductive health.

Major Activities

• Developing the masters degree of “women studies” for the Supreme Council of Universities, and following up the issue until the adoption of the course for the universities (the course has been adopted in 1999);
• Holding international workshops on women's studies with participation of women from the region;
• Publication of specialized bilingual quarterly of Zan-e Farzaneh;
• Holding educational seminars regarding HIV/AIDS prevention for women;
• Conducting research on women mentioned in the Holy Quran and publishing a book entitled "Quran’s attitude towards presence of women in the history of Prophets";
• Holding specialized meetings on "gender analysis";
• Holding a series of meetings to review educational needs of young girls;
• Holding a training workshop on “reviewing the violence against women and the ways of prevention and supporting victims of violence”;
• Holding a series of training workshops on management of human resources and fund-raising skills for senior managers and directors of women's non-governmental organizations. 

Partnership

This Institute is ready to cooperate with experts on social issues, governmental research institutes, and non-governmental organizations as well as the United Nations agencies in the framework of pursuing its organizational mission. The Institute benefits from its experienced and trained staff, highly motivated experts and interested university researchers that work on a full-/part-time basis. The Institute welcomes effective cooperation on promotion of women's status, especially in partnership, within the framework of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran and domestic laws.

Then we are eagerly looking forward your cooperation………..

Managing Director of IWSR

Monir Amadi

Institute for Women’s Studies and Research

23 West Nahid, Vali-e Asr Ave.,

In front of Mellat Park, Tehran 19677-56713, Iran

Telephone : + 98 21 22050694

Fax : + 98 21 2204 52 89

Email : info@ iwsr.org