in search of the trace of the median women in historical sources and archaeological remains

due to shortage of contemporary written sources and archaeological evidence, our knowledge about different parts of the median society is very incomplete and fragmentary; therefore, a detailed assessment of some related issues such as conditions of women in this period is difficult and sometimes risky. the results of this research, based on the same historical sources and archaeological evidence, show that median society, like other contemporary societies, was a patriarchal society in which father was the head of the household and other members including lady of the house were his followers. in traditional median society, men’s and women’s jobs were defined and both genders had their own tasks based on their physical and mental capabilities and abilities. in addition, it seems that women played a role in making decisions within the family, strengthening its foundations, protecting family’s traditions and dynamics of the family and median’s society economy.