Poverty amongst Iranian women has reached a point that state officials are admitting to this phenomenon. According to state-run Asr-e Iran daily, the head of a relief committee warned of poverty increasingly becoming a major issue for women. Parviz Fattah said out of 1.7 million families, 1 million people – in need of basic necessities – are single mothers.
(State-run Asr-e Iran daily – May 25, 2015)