Conversation so far:
What was significant about 1997 for Masoumeh Ebtekar?
Ebtekar was the first woman to serve as Vice-President of Iran when the reformists came to power.
What did Masoumeh Ebtekar do as Vice-President of Iran?
Ebtekar headed the Department of Environment for eight years
What did Masoumeh Ebtekar accomplish as head of Department of Environment?
introducing major structural, organizational and directional changes enabling a re-engineering of the government body
What did Masoumeh Ebtekar condem as vice-president?
On International Women's Day in 1998, as vice-president of environmental affairs, she made a speech condemning the oppression of women by the Taliban Movement in Afghanistan.
What happened with Masoumeh Ebtekar next in regards to women's rights?
Her performance caused comment by members of the Western news media in attendance as she herself was wearing a chador

Question: Reminder of what?
Self-contained rewrite: The chador is a Masoumeh Ebtekar of what in regards to women's rights?