Emamverdi, confessed to raping 300 women. Hundreds of women that work in the film industry in Iran say there is "systematic" violence against women within the industry. In February 2023 hundreds of school girls were poisoned to prevent them from attending school. According to an Iranian health official, this involved deliberate poisoning using "chemical compounds". In comparison with other Islamic countries According to the World Economic Forum's (2021) Global Gap Survey, Middle Eastern countries including Iran have similar scores for gender parity. Only the United Emirates known for its 'western orientation' had significantly higher scores. Economic participation of women and the UN Gender Inequality Index rank Iran with comparable scores to Egypt, Syria and Iraq. With respect to parity in educational attainment, Iran also follows the positive trend of other Middle Eastern countries, but shows a lack of parity in economic participation. See also Atefeh Sahaaleh Bahare Alavi Feminist movement Homa Darabi Intellectual movements in Iran Iran's Family Protection Law List of honor killings in Iran Mahsa Amini Nazanin Fatehi One Million Signatures Persepolis (film) Sex segregation in Iran Women in Iran Women's rights movement in Iran References Further reading Edward G. Browne, The Persian Revolution of 1905–1909. Mage Publishers (July 1995). Farideh Farhi, "Religious Intellectuals, the 'Woman Question,' and the Struggle for the Creation of a Democratic Public Sphere in Iran", International Journal of Politics, Culture and Society, Vol. 15, No.2, Winter 2001. Ziba Mir-Hosseini, "Religious Modernists and the 'Woman Question': Challenges and Complicities", Twenty Years of Islamic Revolution: Political and Social Transition in Iran since 1979, Syracuse University Press, 2002, pp 74–95. Shirin Ebadi, Iran Awakening: A Memoir of Revolution and Hope, Random House (May 2, 2006), Rouhani clashes with Iranian police over undercover hijab agents Iran History of civil rights and liberties in Iran Society of Iran 20th century in Iran 21st century in Iran Sexism in Iran