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The regime imposing new rules which will exclude female students to enter 77 fields in some universities.


http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20120807121505269

Sorry to hear that mel.

I didn't realise that there are 60 universities in Iran. That's quite impressive.

With the majority of students going to university being women, it seems strange to be discriminating against women in this way. Segregation is one thing - but to not allow women in some fields is puzzling.

Cheers,

Shafique

Yes that indeed is not good news, hopefully these are the programs that women are not very interested in the first place.

Just trying to see the silver lining in a otherwise dark cloud.

That's infuriating to read! When men and women are able to study and discuss together it breaks down that barrier of viewing each other as s.exual temptations and encourages men and women to see each other as fellow human beings with brains and ideas. Segregating men and women and only allowing men and women into certain subjects just serves to promote gender stereotyping and disadvantages women if they are only allowed into subjects that don't train them for future careers.

This is the year 2012 and I can't believe how archaic the mentality is for Iranian authorities to implement those policies. Definitely a step backward for Iran.