social capital in Iran. Design/methodology/approach – In order to investigate the way in which industrialization affects … Iran. Although industrialization has improved the level of income through which bridging social capital has increased, a …

life and health of the people. Support by WHO's office of Eastern Mediterranean Region, Islamic Republic of Iran implement … programmes like basic development needs, healthy cities, healthy villages and women in health and development, that are evaluated …

population of this study includes faculty members of the University of Isfahan (Iran) in 2008 (476 cases). From among these cases … study; therefore it is necessary to be cautious about generalizing the result of this study to other universities in Iran …

entrepreneurial women from a number of rural regions in the Iran. A total of 265 usable questionnaires were received from rural women …Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to study the empirical assessment of the influence of social capital on women … entrepreneurship in rural regions in Iran. Design/methodology/approach – The study involves a questionnaire-based survey of …

the Islamic Republic of Iran, to discuss the current issues surrounding GDM and its impact on pregnant women and their … Iranian women are a particularly high‐risk population. In fact, approximately one of every 20 pregnancies in Iran will be … cardiac and central nervous system abnormalities, and skeletal muscle deformities among neonates. Pregnant women who develop …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to discuss the factors impacting successful Iranian women entrepreneurs. The …/methodology/approach – The paper utilizes interviews conducted with a sample of successful Iranian women entrepreneurs and examines the … traditions of Iranian society are barriers successful Iranian women entrepreneurs had to overcome. The possession of personal …

Purpose – For a long time, women have not been judged by the same standards as men when trying to enter a trade or … barriers are faced by women in career progression? What are the differences in perceptions among female sub‐groups regarding … these barriers? What policies and improvement programs can be provided to promote women's career progression? What is the …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to discuss the challenges facing Iranian women in the workforce. While Iranian … women's participation in higher education is exceptionally high, their participation in the workforce, especially the public … “ideal” type of bureaucracy as defined by Weber (1922). Moreover, occupational segregation, which limits women's choices, is …

. Originality/value – The study is the first to investigate gender participation in scientific productivity in Iran and most likely …