Women's political participation in Jordan
Source: European Union Election Observation Mission Jordan 2024
In Jordan, the path to political participation for women is still paved with challenges. While progress has been made toward inclusiveness, many barriers persist, making it difficult for women to fully engage in politics and elections.
EU election observation missions always observe women's participation in the electoral process as candidates, politicians, members of the election administration and voters. Here is the section about women's participation in our Preliminary Statement:
"Social practice overshadows the inclusion dimension of the legal framework when it comes to the participation of women, youth and persons with disabilities in political life."
"While the modernisation process and the quota system were praised by stakeholders for aiming toward inclusiveness, deep-rooted cultural, social, and economic barriers continue to shape women's political involvement. Lack of funding poses a significant challenge, especially registration fees and campaign costs were considered high. Youth and persons with disabilities face similar obstacles. Women often experience coercion from their families and tribes regarding voting and contesting. Positively, some women candidates emphasised that the new provision for publicly employed candidates to be able to take unpaid leave, instead of resigning from their job, was essential to their opportunity to stand."
Read here the full article published by the European Union Election Observation Mission Jordan 2024 on 16 September 2024.
Image by European Union Election Observation Mission Jordan 2024
In Jordan, the path to political participation for women is still paved with challenges. While progress has been made toward inclusiveness, many barriers persist, making it difficult for women to fully engage in politics and elections.
EU election observation missions always observe women's participation in the electoral process as candidates, politicians, members of the election administration and voters. Here is the section about women's participation in our Preliminary Statement:
"Social practice overshadows the inclusion dimension of the legal framework when it comes to the participation of women, youth and persons with disabilities in political life."
"While the modernisation process and the quota system were praised by stakeholders for aiming toward inclusiveness, deep-rooted cultural, social, and economic barriers continue to shape women's political involvement. Lack of funding poses a significant challenge, especially registration fees and campaign costs were considered high. Youth and persons with disabilities face similar obstacles. Women often experience coercion from their families and tribes regarding voting and contesting. Positively, some women candidates emphasised that the new provision for publicly employed candidates to be able to take unpaid leave, instead of resigning from their job, was essential to their opportunity to stand."
Read here the full article published by the European Union Election Observation Mission Jordan 2024 on 16 September 2024.
Image by European Union Election Observation Mission Jordan 2024
