Iran MPs to mull draft law on women's right to travel
Lawmakers in Iran are preparing to consider legislation that may
drastically alter an adult woman's ability to obtain a passport and
travel outside the country, Radio Liberty reported.
The draft law, set to go before the 290-seat Majlis, stipulates
that single women up to the age of 40 must receive official
permission from their father or male guardian in order to obtain
travel documents.
Under current law, all Iranians under 18 years of age -- both male
and female -- must receive paternal permission before receiving a
passport. Married women must receive their husband's approval to
receive the documents.
The proposal is expected to find support in the conservative
Majlis.
The draft law on passports and travel comes just months after Iran
announced it was closing dozens of university-level courses to
women across the country.
Education officials defended the change, saying single-gender
courses were needed to reestablish "balance" in the republic's
universities, where female students outnumber males 3-to-2.
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