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female education in the Islamic Republic Iran
Since the 1979 revolution, Iran was under control of Islamic rules, Islamic regime posed effects on the development of female education. Women are required to wear veiling and are prevented to go to school with male students. The co-education with male students are not allowed. Female students could only learn different version of textbooks, which is specifically published for female students. Unmarried women are not eligible for financial aids if they attempt studying abroad. Since 1979, women education rights were in a progress.

Iranian female actually have needs to pursue further education. An Iranian high school diploma can be earned after studying 3 years. If students have desires to enter colleges, they will receive fourth year intense study. In this process, 42% of female students continue to study for the fourth year but only 28% of male students choose to study for entering university. Moreover, women have a much higher probability than men to pass college entrance exams. Islamic female are in need of achieving higher education and truth proved that they are brilliant enough to get higher education. The education fairness for female needs more national attention and appeals less regulations.

Further than high school education, Islamic higher education contains 5 levels. The 5 levels are associate, bachelor's, master's, professional doctorate and specialized doctorate.[27] Before the revolution, the gender gap is obvious in master level and specialized doctorate, which are only 20% and 27%. It has changed significantly after 30 years. In 2007, the female percent in master degree rose up to 43% and for specialized doctorate degree, this data rose up to 33%.

During 1978 and 1979, the proportion of women who participated in universities as students or faculties is rather low. Only 31% of students admitted to universities are women. For faculty gender composition, percentage is even lower. There are only 14% female. This situation has changed with time passing by. University enrollment was decreased under the influence of Iranian Cultural Revolution. After that, the amount of enrollment was going up. The increase in the number of university students is accompanied with an increase in female rate. Female rate not only increased in the students but also in faculty. 20 years ago, there are only 6% of all professors and 8% of all associated professors are women. Now it became 8% of all professors and 17% of all professors are female.[27] [29]