During meetings with the female parliamentarians of the Seventh Majlis and various government officials, including the head of the Committee on Women, Youth and Family of the Expediency Council, concerns were voiced about the incompatibility of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women with Islamic norms and that the equality provisions of the Convention may in fact take away some of the privileges women currently enjoy, such as not having to contribute to family sustenance as this is currently the responsibility of the husband.
During meetings with the female parliamentarians of the Seventh Majlis and various government officials, including the head of the Committee on Women, Youth and Family of the Expediency Council, concerns were voiced about the incompatibility of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women with Islamic norms and that the equality provisions of the Convention may in fact take away some of the privileges women currently enjoy, such as not having to contribute to family sustenance as this is currently the responsibility of the husband.