sociological review of political participation rate of women and some of social factors affecting it (case study in eastern azerbaijan province)

political participation is considered to be one of the major indicators of development. women as a part of the human capitals of every society can play a determinant role in running the country with their political participation. the purpose of the research is to examine some of the factors affecting the rate of political participation of women in the society. research method in the investigation is survey and has been implemented among 1080 women between 18-64 years, living in east azerbaijan province. variables that their impact on social and political participation of women has been evaluated include social and economic base, activity of individual, activity of parents and friends of individuals in associations' tendency of individual and of parents' and friends' to political participation. the obtained results indicate that among these variables, the variable of individual’s activity in associations has had the most influence, and tendency of individual's parent to political participation has the least impact on the social and political participation of women.