Women Pioneers

A specialist symposium titled “The School of Lady Amin” was held at the University of Tehran on the 42nd anniversary of the passing of Bānū Nusrat Amin, bringing together a…

Foolad Mobarakeh Sepahan made history in the Central Asian Volleyball Association (CAVA) Women’s League, capturing the first-ever international club gold medal for Iranian women’s volleyball — and placing three players…

Creative Tabriz Artist Earns Global Recognition Among 1,663 Works from 66 Countries In a striking global achievement for Iranian visual satire, Atefeh Yaryan, a cartoonist from Tabriz, Iran, has won…

In a historic milestone for Iranian sport, Soraya Aghaei Haji Agha has been elected a full member of the International Olympic Committee, becoming the first Iranian woman and former badminton…

Iran’s sprint star Farzaneh Fasihi captured gold in the women’s 60 metres at the Budapest Open indoor meet on January 30, 2026, clocking 7.31 seconds and asserting herself as Asia’s…

Iran’s national women’s taekwondo team delivered an outstanding performance at the International Taekwondo Championships in the United Arab Emirates, capturing one gold, three silver and four bronze medals — a…

How young Iranian women helped launch satellites into orbit — and what it means for the country’s space future Iran has reached a remarkable and unusual moment: young women from…

Iranian scientist Dr. Maria Beihaghi has been named one of the winners of the COMSTECH Young Women Researchers Research Grant for 2025, a prestigious international recognition that highlights her contributions…

Dr. Maryam Nouri Balanji’s Cancer Drug Innovation Earns Global Recognition at SVIIF 2025 In a remarkable achievement for Iranian science on the world stage, Dr. Maryam Nouri Balanji has claimed…

The year 2025 has been marked by remarkable achievements from Iranian women scientists in cutting-edge fields of life sciences and technology. From breakthroughs in precision cancer treatment and heart tissue…