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Iranian women fight for social change

Iranian women fight for social change

FromFT News in Focus


Iranian women fight for social change

FromFT News in Focus

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Length:
4 minutes
Released:
Mar 7, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Women activists played a prominent role in Iran's recent parliamentary elections, campaigning on social media and urging women to come out and vote. Minou Khaleghi, one of 14 newly-elected women MPs, says her priority will be to push for for changes in the area of family law, maternity rights and employment rights for women. The FT's Najmeh Bozorgmehr reports. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
Released:
Mar 7, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode

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News features and analysis from Financial Times reporters around the world. FT News in Focus is produced by Fiona Symon.