TEHRAN: For Iranian parachuting enthusiast Bahareh Sassani, skydiving is “a way to prove that women are just as capable as men” – a small step from a big height for women’s equality in her country. The 35-year-old accountant has been skydiving less than two years but already has more than 220 jumps under her belt. Sassani – one of just a handful of female skydivers in her deeply conservative homeland – refuses to describe herself as a “feminist”. But her motto is firm “there is no difference between men and women and a woman can do anything she wants and succeed”. A recent photo did the rounds in the Iranian media, showing Sassani jumping with an Iranian flag.

Source: Pakistan Today January 23, 2018 05:03 UTC