Challenges of the Quality of the Implementation of Women’s Employment Protection Laws (Case Study: Complaints Files of Working Women in Cooperative, Labor and Social Welfare Departments in Tehran)

علوم اجتماعی دانشگاه فردوسی مشهد

Article 3, Volume 19, Issue 4 - Serial Number 42, December 2022, Pages 82-55   

Document Type: Research

DOI: 10.22067/social.2023.77254.1190

Authors

Zeinab Ghatooli¹; Farah Torkaman^{* 2}; Alieh Shekarbeigi³

¹PhD Candidate in Sociology of Social Groups, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

²Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

³Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

Protective laws in the field of public employment and especially women’s employment in Iran has influenced a significant part of women’s employment. This study investigated the challenges of the quality of implementation of the protective laws in the Constitution of Iran by examining the complaints files of working women in Tehran’s cooperative, labor and social welfare departments. The descriptive research was done using content analysis method. Cochran's method was used to determine the sample size. The statistical population includes 63,502 cases related to women’s complaints, of which 380 cases were investigated. The experts are fifteen experts in the field of law who are working in Tehran’s labor, cooperative and social affairs departments and have the necessary knowledge and expertise regarding complaints, the type and actions related to them, the quality of laws, and the effectiveness of complaints. The evaluation criterion here was the status of legal materials, their quality, the type of proceedings, the ability and validity of complaints and petitions, etc. The results showed that the quality related to the implementation of laws is at a low level, and this has caused concealment or neglect of some women’s demands.

Keywords

Protective Laws; Quality of Laws; Working Women; Tehran

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