The Struggle for Women’s Rights:

A Comparative Analysis of Repression in Iran and the U.S.

In both Iran and the United States, women continue to fight for their rights against repressive movements that seek to control their choices and bodies. While the contexts may differ, the underlying mechanisms of oppression bear striking similarities.

It is easy to examine and compare the Iranian regime’s anti-women rights movement with Donald Trump’s the Republican Party’s efforts to restrict women’s reproductive rights in the United States, highlighting the egregious nature of both and the inherent wrongness in criminalizing personal choices.

Iran’s Repressive Anti-Women Rights Movement:
Under theocratic rule, Iran has long grappled with severe restrictions on women’s rights. The Iranian regime imposes strict dress codes, limits women’s participation in public life, and suppresses dissent through legal and social means. Women are subjected to discriminatory laws that dictate nearly every aspect of their lives, from marriage to divorce, inheritance to child custody.

One of the most glaring examples of repression is the compulsory hijab law, which mandates that women cover their hair in public. Those who defy this law face harassment, arrest, and even imprisonment. This imposition not only violates women’s autonomy but also perpetuates a culture of control and subjugation.

The regime’s efforts to maintain patriarchal dominance come at the expense of women’s freedom, dignity, and basic human rights.

Trump and the Republican Party’s Anti-Women’s Reproductive Rights: In the United States, the Republican Party has spearheaded numerous initiatives aimed at restricting no only women’s

By William Scott