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Women fleeing Iran: why women leave Iran and seek asylum in Australia
journal contribution
posted on 2013-01-01, 00:00 authored by S Pickering, James BarryIn recent years, increasing numbers of Iranians have arrived by boat in Australia
seeking asylum. Differentiating them from many other groups has been a significantly
higher proportion travelling as family groups. Based on interviews with 50 Iranian
women who arrived in Australia by boat between 2010 and 2013, this article charts
the reasons why the status of women in Iran and a range of gender-related practices
are informing decisions to undertake irregular migration journeys, including seeking
asylum. It suggests that the status of women and gender-related issues are critical to
understanding decisions to make irregular migration journeys and are foundational
to experiences of persecution and fear of persecution.
seeking asylum. Differentiating them from many other groups has been a significantly
higher proportion travelling as family groups. Based on interviews with 50 Iranian
women who arrived in Australia by boat between 2010 and 2013, this article charts
the reasons why the status of women in Iran and a range of gender-related practices
are informing decisions to undertake irregular migration journeys, including seeking
asylum. It suggests that the status of women and gender-related issues are critical to
understanding decisions to make irregular migration journeys and are foundational
to experiences of persecution and fear of persecution.
