Jordan´s Military Women’s 10-year Strategy set out in 2006 has brought improved conditions and entitlements for women and expanded their integration within the country’s armed forces. However, challenges remain.
Listen to the interview with Senator Asma Khader on key milestones reached for women in politics in Jordan in 2013
Some 473 women are running along with 2,333 male candidates in the municipal elections due to be held on August 27 in the Kingdom, according to Secretary General of the Jordanian National Commission for Women Asma Khader.
Women MPs on Monday launched a new parliamentary forum, in a bid to reform laws governing family affairs and women issues.
Jordanian female parliamentarians have come a long way in the ten years since the quota system was first introduced for the 2003 elections.
Highlighting news, interviews, resources and events on violence against women in politics
Jordan's Islamists Sunday criticized the government's endorsement of a United Nations convention eliminating discrimination against women, describing it as a "most dangerous" agreement.