Sunday, June 18, 2006


I'm human!

Our women are not an exception when they fight for their rights; like their sisters all over the world they want to be looked upon as a human. This fight is not in the same level everywhere, but the important (and nice) reality is that the fight goes on. Coming to Iran, you would meet many women who are educated and play an important role in their environment (we are not just like what CNN pictures us; black-chadored-hidden creatures).
The mentality believing women to be good just in the kitchens and bringing up children still is strong. But well, we are not brought up on rose petals and know how to fight back. Of the arenas for fight here, has been challenging the sex-based-segregation in jobs. In many jobs, sill the percentage of women is extremely low and in management levels, the women are quite few. Some jobs never have had women in. But fortunately, even this is changing:" Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome our girls as firewomen!...".

4 Comments:

At 6:06 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

I'm glad I found this blog. You write really well, Lila. Are you actually inside Iran?

Who are the women in the picture?

 
At 6:30 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Dear lila,

You have got to read ”Master Suppression Techniques” by Professor Berit Ås. Here is the link:
copy and paste the link into a new window, somehow your website breaks the link. or just search her artcile or her name in a search engine and you will find the article.

http://kilden.forskningsradet.no/c16881/artikkel/vis.html?tid=35123


some other inspiring websites for women:

http://www.globalfundforwomen.org
http://www.peacewomen.org/

 
At 6:59 AM, Blogger Laila said...

Hi chris,

Yes, I live in Tehran, Iran. I'm sorry I can't give you the address of my house. But if some day you came to visit Iran, drop me a note; you would be more than welcomed to come and visit us. :)
The women in the picture are the newly established squad of firewomen in Iran.

And thanks Ms/ Mr Anonymous for the links. I will visit them.

 
At 9:34 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

you are welcome,
a. (I am female of course)

 

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