Women's Independence and Sustainable Equality
Students face numerous obstacles in having access to quality education in Iran; such obstacles double and triple when it gets to girls and young women.
Tertiary education is seen by many commentators as provider of greater opportunities for women in employment and social development.[1] However, in a number of countries, including
Title: Education System in Finland
Author(s) / Speaker(s): Bahar Mozaffari
Brief: In this presentation, the speaker covers the foundations and the full cycle of the Finish Education System and why it is known to be one of the best educational systems across the world. The speaker covers the teaching methods of the Finish education system that enables inclusiveness for all learning abilities; and the estate funding that enables equal opportunities to all starting as early as age 9 months and continuing throughout adulthood.
Title: A Move Towards Fascism: Iranian Education Under Microscope and Threat
Author(s) / Speaker(s): Hooman Razavi
Brief: In this presentation, the speaker covers the findings of his research into the education system in Iran and how since the revolution of 1979 it has evolved into a theocratic system of intolerance and ideological underpinning.
The speaker provides comparative evidence of pre and post revolution educational systems in Iran; and how the system as is today is one with 7 themes of: i) discrimination ii) Control iii) Propaganda iv) Mismanagement v) Academic Corruption vi) Ideology and vii) militarization
Title: The Role of Education in Reducing Violence Against Women
Author(s) / Speaker(s): Ebrahim Dariush and Sara (incognito)
Brief: In this presentation Ebrahim Dariush of Afghan heritage and Sara (from Iran) speak about the part that education plays in reducing violence against women in societies. The speakers talk through how in underdeveloped or developing countries violence against women can be more widespread. This violence against women is in physical, psychological, and social forms. The speakers continue to cover how with education such violence against women become personally, culturally, socially, and legally unacceptable.
Students face numerous obstacles in having access to quality education in Iran; such obstacles double and triple when it gets to girls and young women.
Tertiary education is seen by many commentators as provider of greater opportunities for women in employment and social development.[1] However, in a number of countries, including