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 ou 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 has varied based on the legal, traditional, cultural and religious values at the time. Women's rights and experiences in Jordan also depended on other factors, such as class, place of origin, religion, and other factors.^[3] These influences also vary by region, with the Bedouins, Druze, and Chechen peoples each having their own 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. However, according to the 2020 World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap Index, which measures economic behavior, educational attainment, health and survival, and political empowerment, Jordan ranks 138 out of 153 nations in terms of gender equality.^[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.
^ Schwab, Klaus; Crotti, Robert; Geiger, Thierry; Ratcheva, Vesselina (2019). Global gender gap report 2020 insight report. Geneva: World Economic Forum. ISBN 978-2-940631-03-2. OCLC 1200353124.
^ 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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[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.

[4] Schwab, Klaus; Crotti, Robert; Geiger, Thierry; Ratcheva, Vesselina (2019). Global gender gap report 2020 insight report. Geneva: World Economic Forum. ISBN 978-2-940631-03-2. OCLC 1200353124.

[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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