Comparative Comparative Study of Women's Development in Iran's Developed Countries and Its Ethical Consequences in Society

The report of the United Nation’s human development published annually on the basis of political, social and economic information is a useful source to get familiar with the pros and cons of countries in taking proper policies to more growth and development. Since the early 1970s, considering the role of woman in development of societies and empowering women at various stages of development and the problem of solving social, political and cultural drawbacks were accepted globally as a priority. Several studies indicate that today, women have a dual position in Iran. Based on the findings related to educational and health indices and determining political participation, Iranian women are placed in a better situation than the majority of Islamic and regional developing countries. However, the fact is that Iranian women still have a long way to achieve their actual position. Therefore, the present research aimed at comparing the statue of Iranian women with high- developed countries on the basis of UNESCO human development indices. Regarding method, it is descriptive- analytic and has compared the human development index of Iran with that of high- developed countries in a 10- year period referring to valid documents and human development reports of the United Nations. This included the rank of each country and the rate of each main index to calculate the human development index in each country. Sampling was done purposefully. In fact, a number of countries chose having a much higher human development index than Iran. The findings displayed that there is a significant difference between literacy, life expectancy and annual income of Iranian women and that of developed countries. The results of this study showed that the status of Iranian women is weak compared to women of highly- developed countries which in turn require precise planning improving human development index among Iranian women.