ABSTRACT
The remarkable representation of women in higher education is a global phenomenon.1 In Iran, since the 1990s, women’s presence in higher education has grown significantly. The main objective of this chapter is to show the participation of women in higher education and to examine women’s views of their interests and desires in obtaining a university education and how this increasing access to higher education is affecting the dynamics of gender relations. This chapter has been adapted from a larger qualitative research project dealing with the participation of women in higher education in Iran.2
