Behroozazar on Internet Restrictions: Women's Economic Empowerment Not Possible Without Closing the Digital Divide

Zahra Behroozazar, Vice President for Women and Family Affairs, responded to a question about the impact of internet restrictions on the women's empowerment plan. Stressing the role of digital access in women's economic activities, she said the economic gap for women cannot be reduced without closing the digital divide, as a significant share of women's work in the creative economy and knowledge-based businesses depends on the internet.

In response to a question about the effect of Internet restrictions on the women's empowerment plan, Zahra Behrouz Azer, the vice president for women and family affairs, emphasized the role of digital access in women's economic activities and said that reducing the economic gap between women is not possible without eliminating the digital gap. Because a significant part of women's activity in the field of creative economy and knowledge-based businesses depends on the Internet.

According to Ambassador Arjan Zahra Behroozazer, the Vice President for Women and Family Affairs, in response to Ambassador Arjan's question about the effect of internet restrictions on women's economic empowerment plan, said: "We cannot solve the economic gap in the field of women, without solving the digital economic gap."

Referring to the dependence of a significant part of women's activities in the field of creative economy and knowledge-based businesses on the Internet, he emphasized that to reduce this gap, access to the Internet should be provided to all women.