There are 3 women present in Iran’s new government, this is considered very unusual, inasmuch as formerly women were not given such positions. Therefore, to the question why the President of Iran, Hassan Rouhani started to trust women, Iranologist Vardan Voskanyan replied: “There is nothing to be surprised of. If we view the public approaches towards women inside Iran, we will see that within Iranian public, regardless of external impression as if Iranian women are under the pressure, deprived of manifold rights, the woman has a decisive role overall, especially regarding matters relative to the family. It is not unusual at all that Rouhani uses the model of this outlook present in Iranian society also to apply to the government management system. This is extremely important to Iran from the perspective of formation of Iran’s reputation and image. Iranians seriously outline their steps, prepare for the actions seriously. In this context, the appointment of women officials is aimed at both inner-political audience and the external one to break also the well-known plan implemented by western media with regard to the external audience. I do not know how many women are present at Trump’s administration, but Iranians can compete with the US in this field as well and raise the rates of their own country.”
Hripsime JEBEJYAN
