579 women and 386 children among 3,519 civilian de...

Summary

• In technology and business, the report says women hold 25 percent of leadership positions in knowledge based companies and manage 24 percent of laboratories in the country’s strategic technology network.
• The report places women’s life expectancy at 78 years and says women make up 98 percent of obstetricians and gynaecologists.
• The report says women held 21.8 percent of managing director positions in the country’s press in 2025.

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Islamabad: A report released by Iran’s Vice Presidency of Women and Family Affairs claims that military attacks during what it calls the “Ramadan War” killed 3,519 civilians, including 579 women and 386 children, and injured more than 30,000 people. The report also claims that 1,489 schools were destroyed or hit, 30 universities and higher education centres were seriously damaged, and 138,000 civilian buildings suffered damage.

The report, titled “Women’s Progress: The Narrative of Today’s Iran,” says 5,046 women and 1,997 children were among those injured. It further states that 113,000 of the damaged buildings were residential, forcing tens of thousands of families to leave their homes or lose their shelter. These casualty and damage figures are claims made in the Iranian government report and are not independently verified within the document.

The report describes widespread damage to health facilities, including 71 hospitals, 245 health centres and 63 emergency centres. It says 24 medical staff were killed and 118 injured. It also claims that two Red Crescent rescuers were killed, 92 were injured, 47 operational vehicles and two rescue helicopters were destroyed, and 82 Red Crescent warehouses were damaged.

The report argues that attacks on schools, hospitals and residential areas have affected families, women and children and threatened access to education, healthcare and basic services. It presents the destruction as a serious setback for civilian welfare, human rights and future development.

Alongside its account of the conflict, the 44 page document presents Iran’s official claims about women’s progress in education, healthcare, business, sport, government leadership, social protection and culture. It portrays women’s participation as an important part of the country’s development, while describing programmes intended to improve economic security and public services for vulnerable families.

In education, the report says women make up nearly 52 percent of university students and around 46 percent of the PhD student population. It also reports that women account for 62 percent of teachers across the educational levels listed in its data.