Tehrans deputy mayor for Staff Maintenance announced that a plan to segregate park benches is being considered to make sure young men and women do not sit too close in public.Meysam Amroodi said provisions could be made to have a table in between seats to allow for appropriate distance between men and women.
Abdolhossein Mokhtabad spoke out against the recent talk of gender segregation, saying: It is really cause for pity and awe. I do not know why there is so much talk of gender segregation in City Hall. Such things are not practical.
Last week, a report indicated that Tehran City employees are to be segregated on the basis of gender, and there is a plan to ensure male and female staff do not work in the same office.
The recent talk of gender segregation at Tehran City Hall appears to be a backlash against President Rohanis call on the establishment to allow the public greater social freedom.
By Radio Zamaneh
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