Empowerment of Iranian Women: A Systematic Review

Many feminist activists, governmental and non-governmental organizations have taken an interest in the problem of women's empowerment as a fundamental idea in all perspectives on women, particularly in recent years. Reviewing previous research in the area of empowerment is the goal of the present study. Based on this, all scientific-research publications published between 2001 and 2011 that included the keywords empowerment and empowerment were initially pulled from Noor Magazine reference database and Jihad University's scientific database, respectively. The most relevant articles to the study's goals were then chosen based on the entrance and exit criteria. The data extraction worksheets were constructed and altered in the format of 8 indicators and finished based on the coding and comments of each worksheet after the quality and scientific validity of the chosen articles were evaluated. The historical period, authors' gender, regional distribution, research technique, study purpose, theoretical approach, elements and variables impacting empowerment, and the function of women's empowerment, among other variables, were the indicators examined in the spreadsheets. After reviewing and contrasting the worksheets using the data collected, the research's goal was eventually met by combining and evaluating the data. According to the study's conclusions, notable and significant aspects that were looked at in five areas (economic, social, political, psychological, and individual) in addition to background factors have been classified and summarized.