Mahdavi, Pardis

Pardis Mahdavi is Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Pomona College and a consultant for the International Women's Health Coalition. She previously was editor-in-chief for "Slant Magazine," as well as a consultant for the United Nations Population Fund, and has written for the "Los Angeles Times Magazine," As part of her research for this book, Mahdavi visited Iran over a period of seven years, starting in 2000.