Tehran – Farah Babaei, head of the Ministry of Health’s Midwifery Bureau, has been appointed by the International Federation of Midwifery (ICM) as the new chair of the Eastern Mediterranean Regional Specialist Committee (RPC).
The Eastern Mediterranean RPC is one of the regional structures of the ICM, responsible for directing, organizing and coordinating the professional activities of regional countries.
According to the IRNA, Babaei has more than 35 years of professional experience with midwifery organizations, including 17 years of leadership in the Department of Midwifery.
Since 1922, ICM has brought together specialized organizations of midwives from around the world to unite and raise one another to achieve the vision and mission of ICM.
ICM provides exclusive benefits to Member Associations (MAS) including professional development, networking, leadership, and governance support. This helps MAS advocate for improved midwifery education, regulation, and service delivery. ICM also connects MAS to donors and support organizations in humanitarian situations.
The RPC is part of ICM’s broader efforts to strengthen midwifery organizations and strengthen midwifery in six regions.
ICM divides the world into six regions to address the specific needs and challenges of midwives in various regions around the world.
The committee also supports the communication and implementation of ICM work plans related to strengthening midwifery education, regulation, research and practice within the region.
Iranian women’s sharing in science
The status of Iranian women in various fields has improved and has improved after the Islamic Revolution, with women leading in many fields as half the country’s population.
After the victory of the Islamic Revolution in 1979, women were given equal rights to shape the future. The Islamic Revolution provided them with the opportunity to build their clear identity, and they were very successful in doing so.
There have been widespread changes in the fields of science, education, economics, employment, and presence in women’s managers. Currently, the majority of activists in a variety of fields of academia, business and management are made up of capable Iranian women.
Education as a social value for women is considered true freedom for women. With the literacy rate reaching 99.3%, illiteracy between women and girls has almost been eradicated, with the ratio of female to male students increasing by 28%.
According to the latest data, almost 60% of all university students are women today. The proportion of women in higher education has increased nearly 21 times since the revolution.
The prominent presence of women in the education sector has also had a significant impact on the country’s job market, with women doing more work in both the public and private sectors.
The country has always emphasized the economic, cultural, social and political empowerment of women as an important component of policy decisions, laws and national planning.
Currently, more than 70 women are serving as vice president, minister, spokesman and other important positions in the government, with four women serving as the highest management positions in the Cabinet.
Women scholars also account for 665 of the 4,818 most cited researchers in the nation, accounting for more than 13% of the total.
In past Iranian calendar years (March 2023 – March 2024), women accounted for 12.75% of the most cited researchers. With a share of 29.57%, the Ministry of Health has the most cited female researchers.
A recent report from Islamic World Science Citations (ISC) shows that a total of 177 Iranian female researchers have been recognized in fields such as agricultural science, clinical medicine, biology, biochemistry, chemistry, pharmacology, toxicology, neuroscience and psychology and psychology, engineering, engineering, material science, psychiatry, botany, student science, botany and other fields. Animal science, immunology, and some people have also scored the points they need in some areas.
In Iran, women account for more than 24% of domestic inventions, compared to the global average of 17%.
Having made great strides in the manufacture of high-tech products and grown a knowledge-based economy, Iranian women, like they do, are conveying the world the message that they could shine in the “technology” field. They are brilliantly illustrious at various global events, introducing the abilities of Iranian women to the world.
The proportion of female CEOs and chairs on boards of knowledge-based companies has increased significantly over the past three years. The number of female managers has almost doubled, increasing from 1,092 in 1400 (2021-2022) to 2,250 by the end of the first nine months of the current Iranian year, which began on March 20, 2024.
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