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A women’s network is forming. It brings together women of every background in the Iranian diaspora.

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Before you begin IDCDC is a peer-to-peer network. It is not a university and acts for no government, party, corporation or faith body.Contested subjectMoney

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  1. Leila Samadi Rendy (2016). Iranian Diaspora Literature of Women. Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research). DOI 10.5281/zenodo.200395
  2. Fatemeh Akhlaqi, Shadab Shahali, Fatemeh Hosseini (2024). Sexual quality of life among Afghan immigrant and Iranian women: A comparative study. Payesh. DOI 10.61186/payesh.23.3.451
  3. Sholeh Sharifi (2021). Exploring how young Iranian immigrant women navigate their cultural differences of home and school in Vancouver. Ryerson University Library and Archives. DOI 10.32920/ryerson.14657733.v1
  4. Roya Roostaeichigani (2025). Between Two Worlds: Acculturation and Gender Roles Among Iranian Immigrant Women in Canada. Center for Open Science. DOI 10.31235/osf.io/xvp7w_v1
  5. Appendix I: Selected Bibliography Of The Literary Works Of Iranian Women In The Diaspora (2017). Iranian Diaspora Literature of Women. DOI 10.1515/9783112209288-008

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01What it offers

  • 01

    Leadership

    Peer learning on leadership in work, community and public life.

  • 02

    Enterprise

    Links to the founders’ programme and to peer review of plans.

  • 03

    Support

    Peer circles and vetted referrals for women facing hardship.

  • 04

    History

    Learning on women’s movements in Iran’s history, with every perspective shown.

02Who it is for

  • Women in the diaspora
  • Women newcomers
  • Women founders
  • Women professionals

03How it works

Interest
women register interest by city or online.
Circles
circles form locally or online.
Activities
each circle chooses its activities.
Referrals
those who need help are referred to vetted services.

04What it always keeps

  • The network is non-partisan.
  • Personal stories shared in circles stay in the circle.
  • Referrals go only to vetted services.
  • No member list is published.

05Courses

06More in Development

  • Forming

    Youth

    A network for young people on leadership, identity and heritage.

  • In preparation

    Elders

    Company, care and the recording of memory for older members of the community.

  • In preparation

    Wellbeing

    Vetted referrals to culturally competent mental health and social care.

  • In preparation

    Newcomers

    First steps in a new country, with a local guide from a Chapter.

  • In preparation

    Families and heritage schools

    Support for families and weekend schools that teach the languages and heritage of Iran.

  • In preparation

    Convenings

    Festivals, lectures and gatherings, with private venues and published rules.

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APA

Iranian Diaspora Cooperation & Development Council. (2026). Women. iranians.global. https://iranians.global/development/women/

Chicago

Iranian Diaspora Cooperation & Development Council. 2026. “Women.” iranians.global. https://iranians.global/development/women/.

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@misc{idcdc2026_development_women,
	author = {{Iranian Diaspora Cooperation \& Development Council}},
	year = {2026},
	note = {Licence: CC BY 4.0},
	title = {Women},
	url = {https://iranians.global/development/women/},
	howpublished = {https://iranians.global/development/women/},
}

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  1. Iranian Diaspora Literature of Women

    Leila Samadi Rendy · 2016 · Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

    ThesisOpenAlexCrossrefDataCiteZenodoOpen accessCC-BY

  2. Sexual quality of life among Afghan immigrant and Iranian women: A comparative study

    Fatemeh Akhlaqi, Shadab Shahali, Fatemeh Hosseini · 2024 · Payesh

    ArticleDOAJOpenAIREOpen access

  3. Exploring how young Iranian immigrant women navigate their cultural differences of home and school in Vancouver

    Sholeh Sharifi · 2021 · Ryerson University Library and Archives

    PreprintCrossrefOpenAIREOpen access

  4. Between Two Worlds: Acculturation and Gender Roles Among Iranian Immigrant Women in Canada

    Roya Roostaeichigani · 2025 · Center for Open Science

    PreprintCrossref

  5. Appendix I: Selected Bibliography Of The Literary Works Of Iranian Women In The Diaspora

    2017 · Iranian Diaspora Literature of Women

    ChapterCrossref

  6. Leisure as Catalyst for Well-Being and Sense of Belonging Among Iranian Immigrant Women Aged 30-55 in Ottawa, Canada.

    Hadidi M, O’Connor E, Abu-Zahra N et al. · 2026 · Int J Environ Res Public Health

    ArticleEurope PMCOpen access

  7. Gender, culture and learning: Iranian immigrant women in Canadian higher education

    Shiva Sadeghi · 2008 · International Journal of Lifelong Education

    ArticleOpenAlexOpenAIRE

  8. Iranian Immigrant Educated Women and Their Challenges in Canadian Society and Higher Education

    G Eghbal · 2024 · University of Liverpool Repository

    ArticleDataCite

  9. "Double strangers" purity and danger among Iranian immigrant women

    Azam Naghavi · 2017 · Monash University

    ArticleDataCite

  10. MEHRANEH EBRAHIMI, Women, Art, and Literature in the Iranian Diaspora (Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press, 2019)

    Sean Widlake · 2021 · Mashriq & Mahjar

    ArticleDOAJOpen access

  11. An Examination of Diasporic Iranian Contemporary Women Artists

    Farnaz Dadfar · 2024 · The Sydney eScholarship Repository (The University of Sydney)

    ThesisOpenAlex

  12. Iranian-Australian women in diaspora: gendered and racialised discrimination and the implications for work and organisation

    Maryam Mathers · 2022 · Macquarie University

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