She could have left Iran, as many of her contemporaries did, but Paris-trained pastry chef Shahrzad Shokouhivand decided to stay and work to make women's lives better inside the country. Elsewhere, Minoo Fard, a young cook, senses changes in women's lives, while retired teacher Homeira Yavari says the younger generation "doesn't have much patience" to deal with problems. Anti-government protests have erupted in Iran five months ago following the death in custody of 22-year-old Iranian Kurd Mahsa Amini, after her arrest for an alleged violation of the country's strict dress code for women. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES ARRANGED IN SEQUENCES