Development experts have distinguished citizenship control as the highest form and degree of Participation. In such Participation, people have decision-making power in issues that affect their daily lives. The identification of variables that ensure women and men’s ability to control societys affairs is important for the realization of Participation. This article aims to identify the different forms of women’s social Participation and its related factors. It is based on a study that was conducted in the city of Tehran.The analytical framework was assisted by theory application and previous empirical studies. Six forms of Participation were identified: civil, social support ,cultural-entertainment, local, charity-religious, and revolutionary. Civil Participation was the least prevalent among women, while charity-religious Participation was the most widespread. In general, the level of social Participation in Tehran was lower than expected

The relation of Participation with a country’s development has given a new and broad dimension to the issue and it is necessary to prepare appropriate grounds for women’s Participation in the society. There is no single theory in sociology that could be employed to explain or elaborate women’s social Participation in particular in developing countries. Therefore, a specific conceptual framework was designed for this research. This article presents part of the research findings that has been conducted by survey method. The research has been conducted for the purpose of studying the rate of factors influencing women’s social Participation in Tehran. The research variables include cultural and socio-economic characteristics, values, and the family. The findings indicate a higher than average level of religious-charity Participation and low tendency towards other kinds of social Participation among women. On the basis of the rate of social Participation, women are divided into four groups: The most passive group of women 38 percent, isolationists 31 percent, cultural activists 14 percent and women with the highest rate of social Participation 16 percent in the respective society. The structural and family constraints are reported as the most considerable obstructions in the way of social Participation.