Analyzing Women’s Activism in the Autumn Protests of 2022 and Its Consequences on Society and the Political System

Document Type : Research Article

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Department of Sociology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

10.22059/jisr.2024.380458.1526

Abstract

One of the political and social events that significantly influenced the societal ambiance was the 2022 protests. This study aims to examine the social underpinnings of the presence of women in the protests of the fall of 2022 and to demonstrate the repercussions on society and the government. This study concentrates on the civil layer of the 2022 protest uprising, despite the fact that it encompassed various layers of protest.
 For this purpose, 28 interviews were conducted with female political and social activists using the qualitative study and grounded theory method and theoretical sampling. The collected data were coded and analyzed based on open, central and selective coding.
The categories and themes that were extracted from the interviews demonstrated the significance of the disparity between the “women’s mentality” and their “legal and social objectivity” in the protests of 2022. The political system has been further exacerbated by the non-acceptance of women by the government, as well as the control of women’s attire and lifestyle, which has been linked to the political identity of the government for decades. This has resulted in a shift in value and attitude. These protests have had significant societal, social, and cultural repercussions, and they have also elevated the government’s concern regarding women’s attire.
This protest layer was a women’s protest that was centered on the reclamation of the lifestyle and the type of new social movements. It is related to those who experience “control” and “humiliation” in their lived experience. The movement’s reiteration of the slogan “woman, life, freedom” is a protest against the
directive character of orderly and governmental life and a demand for “social and cultural freedom.”

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Quarterly of Social Studies and Research in Iran
Volume 13, Issue 3 - Serial Number 52
September 2024
Pages 287-306

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