A Future Research on the Status of Women's Employment in Middle East Case Study of Iran

One of the most important criteria in assessing the development level of a country is how significantly women play a role in different scientific, economic, social and political fields. Women's employment as one of the components of the economic development has always been evaluated and scaled. It also forms a template for prospective planning of countries. Competition among countries in the Middle East in different fields has also targeted the development of women's employment and the Islamic Republic of Iran tries to reach the highest peak of development in the outlook of 2025. Naturally women's employment growth compared to that of other countries in the region will be considered particularly. This article is a summary of a related research. The samples are collected from a 35-year period. The research has utilized time series method for comparing the situation of women's employment in the Middle Eastern countries and also presenting a vision of women's employment in the region especially Iran in the year 2025. The research shows that Iranian women have access to better job opportunities compared to other women in the region and are ranked in the fifth place of the region. Considering the growth of women's employment relative index, it is predicted that Iranian woman can even reach first or second rank in the Middle East.