Hawzah News Agency – The meeting of the National Committee for Women and Family Affairs was held on Saturday under the chairmanship of Ayatollah Dr Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi.

Referring to the high status of women in society, the President stated, "Supporting women and the family is one of the priorities of our society today. Repeating this statement that the problems of women and the family should be solved does not solve the problem, while practical measures should be taken in this regard".
Ayatollah Raisi called the institution of family the most important element of society and noted, "The issue of the family is one of those issues that the enemy has planned to attack, and in return, the family unit should be taken care of by anticipating and preventing dangers in this area".
Mr Raisi further described the centrality of the family as one of the principles of Islamic culture and the discourse of the Revolution and emphasised on the government's commitment and determination to implement supportive policies in various fields in order to strengthen the family institution.
Emphasising the empowerment of women heads of households, the President stressed the need to solve the problems of providing them with loans and said, "Women should feel that they are supported in society, especially by the governing system".
In this meeting, the members agreed to establish a guarantee fund for women heads of households and to promote the position of the deputy and advisors related to the Vice-Presidency for Women and Family Affairs in organisations.