One Million Signatures Campaign

The One Million Signatures Campaign in 2006 influenced the Iranian Parliament to amend the laws that discriminated against women in the workplace and property rights. The original goal was to collect one million signatures and then, present a petition to Parliament where the legislature could start legal change. Fifty-four activists, including well-known lawyers, women’s right activist, and journalist, created the One Million Signatures Campaign. They have convinced Parliament to amend the inheritance law in 2008, so women could inherit their husband’s property. The other key improvements achieved in women’s rights included equal blood money, preventing passages of Articles 23 and 25 of the “Family Protection”, child custody, family relations,

Therefore, people in the region will have access to job opportunities, and the communities can raises awareness that FGM/C and child marriage is a problem. Families should strive to help their daughters through education, not marriage. This will allow the people who are building the schools to benefit their communities especially from an economic standpoint on their own without help from the United States. The schools should incorporate sports and instruments into the lives of the girls. Influential women leaders should visit the schools to inspire young girls that school is important by showing the possibilities of where they can go in life. Through everyday fundraisers and donations, money can be raised for the organizations. People of the developed world can help raise funds in their communities, promote on social media, sign petitions to convince parliaments to increase female rights, and donate books and belongings for girls growing up throughout rural communities. One could create their own charity to help the global fight for women’s rights. The generation growing up today can directly make a change; it will be their responsibility. By showing people statistics, images, and how women are treated in the MENA region, people will be influenced to join the fight and care about the problem. Together, the world, must give women the human rights that they