They worked to defy Iranian labor laws, which states that “women will not be employed to perform a dangerous, hard or harmful work.” For decades, the government failed to grant fishing licenses to women, depriving them of fuel subsidies and the right to secure their boats. After women needed, the Ministry of Fisheries agreed two years ago to issue licenses, although each of them had to be shared by two women, even if they had their own ships.
Iranian theocracy is strong on its priorities. “The most important role that a woman can play at any level of science, literacy, information, research, and spirituality is the role of the mother and wife,” the supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khouni, decided. “This is more important than all other works.” Inside a family, a father or husband can also prevent his daughter or wife from working for a job he sees under the dignity of the family. Last year, the World Economic Forum report on the Global Gender Gap ranked the Islamic Republic between the four jacket in its poll, which includes a hundred and forty -six countries.
