The 1979 Islamic Revolution created an ideological divide that created an increasingly widespread divide in gender equality that is no longer present today. 'today only gradually questioned and successfully corrected. After the Islamic Revolution, Iran was ruled by the Shah, Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, and moreover, it was not ruled by religion. The Shah's White Revolution launched a series of reforms in 1963 that are indicative of the direction women's rights were taking in Iran before the Islamic Revolution. Reforms included granting women the right to vote, run for office, and become lawyers and judges. This sweeping reform of women's rights was far more drastic than anything Iran had seen in the past, and the shock of these "extreme" measures sparked a strong reaction from more than 90% of the population. population1, Shiite Muslims. In the face of such unanimous resentment, particularly within Iran's dominant religious sect, it is important to address ideologies within the religion that reinforce the country's patriarchal social structure, i.e. “form of social organization in which men dominate women” (text 38). Moreover, with the Islamic Revolution of 1979, these attitudes were the source of many discriminatory laws that confined women in Iran to a life defined by its limitations. When a group uses religious ideology to control a population, religious texts, in the case of the Quran, are generally interpreted according to the group's agenda, because "they have different values ​​and beliefs"2 . It's pretty obvious why texts are used and intentionally misinterpreted. Iran, where 99% of the population is Muslim, coupled with the fact that Muslims believe the Quran is the word of God, someone who can...... middle of paper ......fact . “Their field of activity has extended, if not to the formal market, to the informal sector of the economy and to social affairs. Remarkable indicators of these reforms are that urban and rural women volunteers participate in the most important political institutions (i.e. parliament and Islamic councils) or in the establishment of NGOs. and “empowerment through higher education”21. Higher education brings many benefits: better paying jobs, better social status are just some of the benefits that will accelerate over time as the gender gap becomes smaller. However, “in Iranian society, men are still perceived as more important than women”21. Although this idea is receding at an increasing rate, it illustrates how pervasive and damaging negative ideology can be..