in march you and a colleague wrote ang articl an article, this was a fascinating fact to me, iranian women were a very big part of the islamic revolution, more part of the government than men are possibly more equal in public life than they are in any other middle eastern country. >> that's correct. iran is not saudi arabia. as you mentioned, 60% of university students are women, women work, very much part of the workforce. women politician he, in the parliament. with all of that said, civil rights still does not exist in the penal code or the political system. there is a huge disconnect between their role as a woman in society and what they are actually up against in the court system and the legal system. >> the escort system legal system judiciary is still dominated by hard liners. society in iran is not dominated by hard liners. >> that is correct. that is correct. and that disconnect is really what we're talking about. let me give you just one quick example. women'women have not been loud o watchmen's volleyball games. all of a sudden hard liners pushed and said women and men sho