Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said taboos about women attending the Cabinet have broken and his government has helped women play active roles in various arenas, Press TV reported.
Today, with their active presence in various venues, the faithful, joyful and dynamic Muslim Iranian women have proved this fact, noted the Iranian president in a meeting with the officials and counselors from the Woman and Family Affairs Organization.
He referred to women as the core of the social structure of the Muslim society and said that in the Islamic society, women and men complement each other and their joint participation in their respective communities results in the prosperity and development of the nation.
President Ahmadinejad also called for more efforts aimed at paving the way for further contribution of Iranian women in the nation's growth and progress.