Candidate 's wife has broken barriers by appearing on campaign trail . She vows that women 's vote will count if her husband wins . Ahmadinejad 's fundamentalist government has tried to make it easier for men to take more than one wife while restricting public sector careers for women . Most Iranian university students are women , but they are second-class citizens . They have to wear hijab and go home after class every day.
Candidate 's wife has broken barriers by appearing on campaign trail . She vows that women 's vote will count if her husband wins . Most Iranian university students are women , but they are second-class citizens . They have to wear hijab and go home after class every day.