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Boosting women’s access to labor market in Jordan

23-1-2019

The Jordanian minister of international planning and cooperation, Marie Kawar, announced during her presence at the Mashreq Conference for Women’s Economic Empowerment held in Beirut recently (c.f: https://bit.ly/2FL2ijK), that her government has introduced reforms which facilitate women’s access to the labor market. This step, Kawar explained, led to international recognition of Jordan’s efforts to this end through the National Committee for Pay Equity, endorsing the country’s commitment to reduce the gender pay gap. Kawar also mentioned important aspects which strengthened the economic participation of Jordanian women. She said that in legislative and legal terms, the parliament has in the past few days ratified amendments to the labor law to remove obstacles through introducing the notion of flexible working hours or flextime. Jordan also introduced paternity leave, the right to work for children of Jordanian women married to non-Jordanians, provision of a family friendly working environment through the establishment of day cares at the workplace in the private sector, and amendments on certain articles to ensure equal pay for work of equal value between men and women. Kawar pressed for the presence of women in all political, economic and social arenas, noting that Arab countries have completed significant steps towards promoting women’s rights, but that there remains a lot to be done in this respect. She said she hoped to see more partnerships, cooperation and exchange of expertise between Lebanon, Iraq and Jordan to develop policies, strategies and programs that contribute to the economic empowerment of women in the Mashreq. (Al Hayat, January 19, 2019)

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