Women in Jordan

Women in Jordan
General Statistics
Maternal mortality (per 100,000)	46 (2017)
Women in parliament	12% (2021)
Women over 25 with secondary education	69% (2021)
Women in labour force	17,5% (2021)
Gender Inequality Index
Value	0.471 (2021)
Rank	118th out of 191
Global Gender Gap Index
Value	0.639 (2022)
Rank	122nd out of 146

The political, social and economic status of women in Jordan is based on legal, traditional, cultural and religious values. Women's rights in Jordan are also dependent on factors such as class, place of origin, religion, and family ties.^[3] In addition, the status of women varies by region, with the Bedouins, Druze, and Chechen peoples each having distinct cultural practices and habits. In recent years, there have been significant changes in women's participation in politics, as well as increased involvement in the arts and sports. In the Global Gender Gap index, Jordan was ranked 131 out of 156 countries in 2021.^[4] This includes economic participation and opportunities, labour force participation, and wage inequality for similar work.^[4]

The women's rights movement in Jordan has a long and rich history, with organizations such as the Jordanian Women's Union advocating for women's education, political rights, and legal reforms. In recent years, Jordan has introduced legal reforms aimed at improving women's rights, although significant barriers to gender equality remain in the workforce.^[5]

Violence against women is still a major problem in Jordan, with domestic violence, sexual harassment, and honor killings prevalent in some communities. Efforts to address this issue have been hampered by a lack of legal protections and a culture of impunity for perpetrators.^[6]

^ "Human Development Report 2021/2022" (PDF). HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORTS. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
^ "Global Gender Gap Report 2022" (PDF). World Economic Forum. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
^ Ababneh, Sara (February 2016). "Troubling the Political: Women in the Jordanian Day-Waged Labor Movement". International Journal of Middle East Studies. 48 (1): 87–112. doi:10.1017/S0020743815001488. S2CID 155626240.
^ ^a ^b "Gender Equality and Decent Work in Jordan 2022" (PDF). International Labour Organisation.
^ General Framework for Gender Equality in Jordan (PDF) (Report). Economic & Social Council of Jordan and the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women). 2022. pp. 8–10.
^ Cite error: The named reference Mayell1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[1] "Human Development Report 2021/2022" (PDF). HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORTS. Retrieved 13 December 2022.

[2] "Global Gender Gap Report 2022" (PDF). World Economic Forum. Retrieved 1 March 2023.

[3] Ababneh, Sara (February 2016). "Troubling the Political: Women in the Jordanian Day-Waged Labor Movement". International Journal of Middle East Studies. 48 (1): 87–112. doi:10.1017/S0020743815001488. S2CID 155626240.

[:5-4] "Gender Equality and Decent Work in Jordan 2022" (PDF). International Labour Organisation.

[5] General Framework for Gender Equality in Jordan (PDF) (Report). Economic & Social Council of Jordan and the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women). 2022. pp. 8–10.

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