TIPS FOR WOMEN STUDY ABROAD

Study Abroad Safety Tips for Female Students

Studying abroad is often associated with excitement, personal growth, and cultural awareness. But students should be aware that in some study abroad destinations, keeping safety in mind is just as important.
In most large cities, female students need not worry about their safety more than they do in the United States. When negative incidents have occurred in these areas, they are often highly avoidable. In these destinations, a good rule of thumb is that if you wouldn't do it at home, you shouldn't do it here. Much of remaining safe has to do with trusting your instincts, as well as with projecting a confident and assertive attitude.
But female students inevitably will have to fend off unwanted attention more than their male counterparts. And simply because your new surroundings will be unfamiliar to you, you need to be more vigilant than you would be on your home campus or in your hometown. Of course, you will want to avoid taking shortcuts and routes that are off the beaten path, especially late at night. You should also travel around with at least one other person. Cat calls or other unsolicited attention from the locals should remain unacknowledged in these situations. Much of staying safe abroad is common sense.

Women Study Abroad

In a bid to create more opportunities for women in education, Iranian reformists have voted for a law that will allow unmarried women to study abroad, says Arab World News. The bill still has to go through the Guardian Council in order for it to be fully approved. Reformists feel that, by going abroad, women will have access to scientific education that is unavailable in Iran. On the other hand, those opposing the bill have insisted that allowing unmarried women to travel “without any custodian where there are no restrictions paves the way for the corruption of our girls”. Reformist lawmakers are not optimistic and expect that the matter will have to be taken to the Expediency Council which will act as intermediary. The council is Iran’s leading constitutional body that has to approve all legislation. It is mostly made up of conservative hardliners.