Submission + - Iran to Ban Women from Science and Engineering Classes (telegraph.co.uk)
jasper160 writes: An August 20th, 2012 announcement from Iran places restrictions on female university students. Iran will be cutting 77 fields of study from the female curriculum, making them male-only fields. Science and engineering are among those affected by the decree. The announcement came soon after the release of statistics showing that women were graduating in far higher numbers than men from Iranian universities and were scoring overall better than men, especially in the sciences.
Senior clerics in Iran's theocratic regime have become concerned about the social side-effects of rising educational standards among women.
Senior clerics in Iran's theocratic regime have become concerned about the social side-effects of rising educational standards among women.
