Informed by sociological standpoint, intersectional, and gender regime theories, we examine perceptions of a diverse sample of Iranian Kurdish women in the city of Sanandaj about their legal status and social positions. We find perceptions of injustice, oppression, male control, and lack of opportunity associated with both the family and broader society. Kurdish women are socially located in structures and institutions of both private and public patriarchy. At the same time, their growing educational attainment and knowledge of possibilities for change enable them not only to articulate grievances but also to aspire to, and sometimes engage in, collective action for women’s rights. By focusing on an under-studied region, this article contributes to the wider literature on Kurdish women, underscores the continued salience of intersectional and standpoint approaches, and expands gender regime theorizing beyond Western cases.

在社会学观点、交叉和性别制度理论的指导下，我们研究了萨南达季市不同样本的伊朗库尔德妇女对其法律地位和社会地位的看法。我们发现与家庭和更广泛的社会相关的不公正、压迫、男性控制和缺乏机会的看法。库尔德妇女在社会上处于私人和公共父权制的结构和机构中。与此同时，她们不断提高的教育水平和对变革可能性的了解使她们不仅能够表达不满，而且能够渴望并有时参与为妇女权利而采取的集体行动。通过关注一个研究不足的地区，这篇文章有助于更广泛的关于库尔德妇女的文献，