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70% Of Iran's Science And Engineering Students Are Women
Monday, December 14, 2015 9:58
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70% of of Iran’s science and engineering students are women, and in a small, but promising community of startups, they’re being encouraged to play an even bigger role.
The common myth about women in Iran is that they are seen, but not heard, that they’re not permitted to drive, that they are second-class citizens, and that entrepreneurship and positions of power are out of reach. These notions are wrong. For years, women in Iran have owned and managed businesses, many of them in male dominant industries like oil and gas, construction, mining, and now tech. And now, with such a high number graduating with degrees in science and engineering, there’s a push to get women more involved in Iran’s blossoming startup scene …. http://www.forbes.com
Source: http://luismmx.blogspot.com/2015/12/70-of-irans-science-and-engineering.html
