“The next revolution in Iran will be a women’s revolution,” says Nahid, a 40-year-old entrepreneur in Tehran. Formerly a marketing manager at a major private company, she left that job four years ago when she became pregnant with her second child. But after taking note of her mother’s doll-making talent, she had an idea.
“My mom is very good at making dolls. She has made dolls for her grandchildren and many other children of our friends and family. I told my mom that I would help her sell her dolls, and that was the beginning of my journey becoming an entrepreneur.” She started a company in 2015, naming it “Mamani Parii,” after her mother.