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Women in PlaceThe politics of gender segregation in iran
Associate Professor of International StudiesSimon Fraser Universitynazanin_shahrokni@sfu.ca
Nazanin Shahrokni
Re-Placing Women, Remaking the State: Gender, Islam and the Politics of Place Making
Soccer Goals and Political Points: The Gender Politics of Stadium Access
Happy and Healthy in the Mothers' Paradise: Women Only Parks and the Expansion of the State
Boundaries in Motion: Sisters, Citizens and Consumers Get on the Bus
The Politics of Gender Segregation in Iran
Provider
Protector
Prohibitor
Different Faces of the State
2000s
1980s
CASE STUDIES
GENDER SEGREGATION acrossSPACE & TIME
Wuthering Heights
Women-Only Parks across Tehran
Providing Women Only Parks
Coordinating Outdoor Exercise
Prohibiting Outdoor Exercise
Provision
Coordination
Prohibition
PARKCHAPTER
BUS CHAPTER
In Search of a Blueprint
"It’s not like there was a manual about Islamization of the bus space. We did what we thought was right, what we were told was right. Did we make mistakes along the way? Yes, we did. It was all an experiment. We were creating the manual as we went."- Valiollah Chahpoor, Former director of the Bus Company of Tehran, 2009
Stretching into the everyday
Women in & Out of Place
The exigencies of domestic and international political, economic, & bureaucratic circumstances on occasions require the state not to rigidly police gender boundaries...
The terms inclusion and exclusion do not readily convey the complexity and multiplicity of experiences, gratifications, and predicaments of being in and out of place...
Flexible Sexism
Differential Exclusion/Inclusion
Segeregation
marginalized communities may voluntarily separate to create spaces for political organization, cultural preservation, and solidarity away from dominant influences. Examples include women’s separatist movements, Black nationalism, and queer communes that empower members and challenge social order autonomously.
is imposed by the state or dominant forces to control marginalized communities. Examples include apartheid in South Africa, Jim Crow laws in the U.S., and Israel's segregation policies against Palestinians. Segregation reinforces power hierarchies by limiting the rights and opportunities of these groups.
As a Tool of Resistance
As a Tool of Governance