Research Questions:
Main question: How and why have regulations about women participation in journalism in Iran changed before and after the Iranian Revolution (specifically after the 2005 Iranian presidential election between Mohammad Khatami and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad)?
Main Question: In Iran, why are journalism agencies run by Iranian women more censored than agencies run by men? What is the difference if both (men and women) agencies publish bias views about the government or possible controversial topics?
Specifically, how has the writing pieces in newspapers changed before and after the revolution? (Violation of Article 19)
Why did Iranian women restrain themselves from protesting against their limited freedom to express in writing?
Sources:
1) I will have to find books or articles on the specific time frames (before the Iranian Revolution and after the Revolution). Compare and contrast the social and political structure of Iran before and after the revolution. I can find more sources on when Shah Reza Pahlavi was in power and then after the Islamic of Republic took over.
2) The Role of Journalism in Iran
a. The censorship of writing (before and after)
b. The role of women in newspaper staff vs. men
c. Specific examples in the government’s changed attitude towards women having a higher occupation role (affiliated with government, newspaper editor, etc.).
3) Specific cases where Iranian women protested against their limited freedom to freely write and express. This will give me an insight on the possible outcomes of people who challenged the policies created by the government.
