Tehran Mayor Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, who has stirred controversy with his plan to segregate male and female public servants, declared on Tuesday that he is in essence against gender segregation. The Fars News Agency reports that Qalibaf was speaking at a meeting in Mashhad when he said: “Some have said that after the election, […]
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Rohani deputy slams Tehran’s gender segregation plan
The presidential deputy for Women and Family Affairs, Shahindokht Molaverdi, says the Rohani administration does not approve of gender segregation in the workplace. This comes after the head of Iran’s judiciary commended the mayor of Tehran for implementing a plan to separate male and female public employees in municipal offices. The state news agency […]
Labor Ministry opposes Tehran’s proposal for gender segregation
Iran’s Labor Ministry has warned that the separation of the sexes in Tehran’s municipal administration could provoke an international backlash. Iran’s Labor Ministry has sent a letter to Tehran Mayor Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf expressing its misgivings about the proposed segregating of the sexes at municipal offices. Deputy Labor Minister Mohammad Taghi Hosseini wrote to the mayor and […]
Tehran mayor stands firm on gender segregation plan
The mayor of Tehran has defended his move to segregate male and female workers in city offices, saying: “We have religious honour and will not permit women to socialize and have contact with men other than their husbands.” Mohammadbagher Ghalibaf said he was standing firm on his decision to separate the offices for men […]