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Table 3. Ratio of Women Engaged in Academic and Engineering Professions in the Middle East. TOTAL STUDENTS Country Iran Iran* Total Women 890 2,521 Per Cent 4.5 17.9 School Year Beginning 1960 1963 19,815 14,065 PRACTICING ENGINEERS Country Iran Syria Turkey** Total 4,000 1,200 3,000 Women 60 80 150 Per Cent 1.5 6.6 5.0 STUDENTS IN ENGINEERING Country Iran* Syr ia*** Turkey** Total 1,788 1,000 4,000 Women 105 130 400 Per Cent 5.9 13.0 10.0 School Year Beginning 1963 1963 1963 * University of Tehran only ** Approximate figures *** University of Allepo only These do not include the 15,000 students studying abroad who are, for the most part, studying science and engineering. First woman engineer in Iran -- 1952 First woman engineer in Syria -- 1950 V-S
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