Empowerment and socio-political participation of Baloch women after Islamic revolution of Iran

One of the ways to achieve the attitude of societies towards women and their position among ethnicities is to study the cultural and religious customs and traditions among different ethnic groups. One of these ethnicities is the Baluchis. Among the Baloch, women have a special place. Baloch women have always spared no effort in living in harmony with men, and in this way they are known for their hard work, such as after the revolution, the widespread presence of women in political positions such as governor, district, The mayor, etc. is remarkable. Sistan and Baluchestan province is one of the provinces that has the most political positions of women in the country. The aim of this study was to investigate the empowerment and active participation of Baloch women in economic, political and social activities in Sistan and Baluchestan province after the Islamic Revolution by descriptive-survey method. The statistical sample of the study included 210 Baloch women social activists who were selected by simple random sampling. A questionnaire was used to collect data and one-sample t-test and descriptive analysis were used to analyze the data. The results of this study indicate that the cultural and educational structure of Sistan and Baluchestan region has a significant role in the low participation of Baloch women. The cultural and social structure has the most and educational barriers have the least role in the participation of Baloch women in social, political and economic activities.