On August 12, 2022, the Iran 1400 Project had the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Mona Tajali about her new book Women’s Political Representation in Iran and Turkey: Demanding a Seat at the Table. In her presentation, Dr. Tajali discussed women’s activism and the gap between women’s political participation and representation. She analyzed political and discursive opportunity structures and the ways in which elites and organizers use them to further their interests. During the Q&A session, she elaborated on topics from social media’s effects on organizing to the discourse surrounding Islam’s impact on women’s political representation.
Dr. Mona Tajali is an associate professor of International relations and women’s, gender, and sexuality studies at Agnes Scott College. Her research and teaching interests fall in the fields of Comparative Politics, Middle East Studies, and Women’s Studies.
