Mona Tajali

Dr. Mona Tajali, PhD is a scholar of gender and politics, specializing in women's political participation and representation in Muslim countries, with a comparative focus on Iran, Afghanistan, and Turkey. Her research includes analysis of feminist mobilization against patriarchal structures as well as the experiences of institutionalization of women's rights in semi-democratic and non-democratic contexts. She is the author of Women’s Political Representation in Iran and Turkey: Demanding a Seat at the Table (2022) and co-author of Electoral Politics: Making Quotas Work for Women (2011), both published as open access. She is also the co-editor of Women and Constitutions in Muslim Contexts (2024), the first compilation analyzing several national constitutions of the Muslim world through a gender lens and has published in outlets such as Middle East Journal, Politics & Gender, The Conversation, and The Washington Post. Tajali also serves on the executive board of Women Living Under Muslim Laws (WLUML).  Tajali is a former associate professor of international relations and women’s, gender, and sexuality studies at Agnes Scott College in Atlanta. She teaches courses on women and politics, Middle East politics and society, human rights, and international relations.