Jordanian women in the center of change …
In 2024, Jordanian was a milestone in the parade that empowered women, because his majestic king Abdullah II’s true translation of the Royal view of the Royal view of the Royal view of the Royal view of the Royal view of the Royal view of the Royal view of the Royal view of the Royal view of the Royal view of the Royal view of the Royal view of the Royal view of the Royal view of the Royal view of the country.
Since the establishment of the state, the Jordanian women have been an essential pillar in the construction process, but this year has been strengthened by the exceptional strengthening, reaching its peak through the concrete gains to strengthen their presence in the political, economic and legislative scene.
At the political level, the kingdom found a standard leap in the representatives of the House of Representatives, where 27 women reached the twentieth parliament, which was the highest female representation in the history of the Jordanian parliament.
The achievement came as a result of the basic amendments to the election laws and the parties in 2022, which allocated 18 seats to women within local lists (allocated), and the parties were obliged to represent at least 20 %of women, as the parties’ financial contribution system played an important role, raising 44 %and raising 44 %.
The head of the Jordanian women’s leadership, where 4 women were chairman of the Parliamentary Committee, and 10 women were the chairman of a group, and the results in parliamentary committees, while 4 women took care of similar roles in the Senate, and an additional two women’s help.
In 2024, the Jordanian government approved the important law and regulations that strengthened women’s rights, and contributed to their unprecedented security and power, which is the most important of which is the Social Development Act No. 4, which provides maintenance and safety services to women in danger and human trafficking, and amendment of a law to amend a law to amend a law and amendment to human trafficking. The time has been raised to 90 days and prohibits the decision of the services of pregnant women, which is a move aimed at improving the stability of working women.
In the context of strengthening women’s contribution to the labor market, flexible work system number 44 provides many options to achieve balance between women’s professional and family responsibilities, in addition to start a social security system associated with motherhood insurance, and provide a care of their children for a time without concern for their newborns.
The new amendment of the Public System for Social Security No. 60 was canceled as a condition to prove a complete or widow’s dependency and give them more financial freedom.
Efforts are not limited to the law, but also expanded legal aid to women needed through the legal aid system in Bar Association.
The Jordanian government has also taken serious measures to improve the economic contribution of women, as it has accepted new policies to support women owned or managed companies in government purchases and forced companies to represent women at the Boards.
The government has opened an integrated electronic contract site to protect the rights of teachers in private schools and kindergarten, approved the protection of violence and harassment in the workplace, launching a deep study of women’s economic identity and economic violence against women, and in addition to adopting the coordination of women’s facilities in the labor market.
These great achievements are positively reflected in global indicators, because Jordan’s ranking improved in the global gender space- political power has reached 115 improved 9 rankings in 146 countries, and Jordan’s ranking women’s symbols and business activities and law (1.0 WBL) from 19.4 (1.0 WBL). Countries are associated with the legal environment that affects women’s economic opportunities with this indicator.
Jordan’s arrangement in the global gender intervals- “wages are equal to equal value.” In 2023, 18 improved 14 in 2023, and in 2023, 0.713 to 2024 in 0.713 to 2024, and Jordan topped the number one of the top 1044 of the world.
The Jordanian woman won a high -level standard, her majestic king blessed 78 on Independence Day, and she was awarded to 3 women with the medal of King Abdullah, and awarded the silver ceremony to 40 women in memory of their efforts to serve the Jordan and the community.
All these achievements reflect Jordan’s firm stability to support women and improve their role in the national development process, and with the continuation of these efforts, the kingdom moves smoothly towards a very reasonable and equal future, where Jordanian women are an important partner in creating the country, with men, with men.
-(Petra and Wana)
