Supreme Court. In 2019 the Government reported “more than 970 female judges” working in the judiciary. These ‘judge’ positions are advisory and have no decision-making power.12 13 Although the Islamic Republic of Iran reported that the presence of women in decision-making positions and political participations increased although it remains particularly low in comparison to other countries.14 According to the UN Women and the Inter-Parliamentary Union, Iran ranks 181 out of the 190 reviewed countries for women in parliament and 166 for women in ministerial positions.15 The Government engaged in only limited efforts to improve women’s access to work, ultimately not challenging its discriminatory legal framework which remains in place. Recommendation Status: This recommendation has been PARTIALLY implemented. 12 See, < http://www.iribnews.ir/009NnJ > and < https://www.yjc.ir/00QghG > Women and the Family in the Statistics Mirror - President's Office 14 National Report, Islamic Republic of Iran, UPR 2019, https://undocs.org/A/HRC/WG.6/34/IRN/1 15 UN Women, https://www.unwomen.org/-/media/headquarters/attachments/sections/library/publications/2021/women-inpolitics-2021-en.pdf?la=en&vs=1305 13 4