ترمي ورقة السياسة هذه إلى دراسة وتحليل ميزانية وزارة الصناعة والتجارة والتشغيل من منظور جندري أثنـي. وهي جزء من مشروع بحث اوسـع يدرس «الأقلية والمـرأة العربية في الموازنـة الحكومية»، ويهدف الى زيـادة

الفتيات جليسات المنازل هن الفتيات تحت سن الثامنة عشرة الذين ينسحبن، أو يتم سحبهن من قبل أسرهم، من المدرسة ويقضون أيامهن بأداء الأعمال المنزلية المختلفة في البيوت. تهدف الدراسة أولا لفهم الأسباب التي

Accommodating people's growing demands for their inclusion in society;; for respect of their ethnicity;; religion;; and language;; takes more than democracy and equitable growth. Also needed are multicultural policies that recognize differences;; champion diversity and promote cultural freedoms;; so that all people can choose to speak their language;; practice their religion;; and participate in shaping their culture—so that all people can choose to be who they are. In recent years the Human Development Report has argued strongly that this is as much a question of politics as economics—from protecting human rights to deepening democracy. Human development is first and foremost about allowing people to lead the kind of life they choose—and providing them with the tools and opportunities to make those choices. The 2004 Report builds on that analysis;; by carefully examining—and rejecting—claims that cultural differences necessarily lead to social;; economic and political conflict or that inherent cultural rights should supersede political and economic ones. Instead;; it provides a powerful argument for finding ways to “delight in our differences”;; as Archbishop Desmond Tutu has put it. It also offers some concrete ideas on what it means in practice to build and manage the politics of identity and culture in a manner consistent with the bedrock principles of human development.

إن الهدف من التقرير هو التحقق من ظاهرة الفتيات جليسات المنازل في الأردن;; وهن الفتيات اللواتي انسحبن من المدرسة ويبلغن من العمر اقل من 18 سنة سواء كان الانسحاب رغبة منهن أو تم سحبهن من قبل عائلاتهم;; ويقضين أيامهن بالعمل في المنزل. ويهدف هذا التقرير إلى: أولاً فهم الأسباب إلتي أدت إلى حبس هؤلاء الفتيات;; ثانياً إلى تحديد التدخلات الممكنة التي تسمح للفتيات جليسات المنازل الوصول إلى التعليم وتساهم في تعزيز نموهم الاجتماعي. وتم تنفيذ البحث من خلال الاعتماد على منهجية البحث النوعي حيث تم اجراء مقابلات شخصية معمقة مع 46 فتاة جليسة منزل و40 والدة وذلك في أربعة مناطق في الأردن وهي: ماركا;; معان;; المفرق;; والزرقاء;; وكما تم العمل على مراجعة الأدبيات والتشريعات الموجودة والمتعلقة بحقوق الأطفال مع التركيز على قضية عمالة الأطفال.

This publication aims to summarize and assess the results of the United States Energy Association (USEA)’s Jordan Energy Partnership Project (JUPP);; funded by the USAID. The JUPP is part of the USEA/USAID Energy Utility Partnership Program (EUPP);; which assists developing countries with increasing environmentally sustainable energy production and use and improving the operational efficiency and increased financial viability of their utilities and related institutions. The JUPP focuses on improving the technical and operational efficiency of Jordan’s electric utilities and electric grid. Defining energy insecurity as one of the most significant problems in Jordan;; the report summarizes the program’s activities and assesses their results and impacts. It looks at multiple aspects including the utility participant training and female participation. The results of the publication are increasing system efficiency;; developing customer energy efficiency programs;; increasing corporate efficiency;; supporting capacity building;; reducing electricity losses and power outages;; improving transmission dispatch center operations;; enhancing worker productivity through safety and interconnecting renewable energy and distributed generation. The report concludes with key lessons learned from the projects.

The report is based on the KAP household baseline survey;; which measures the current awareness of methods of water and energy conservations to determine how the Jordanians currently dispose of their household waste and how serious they believe the threat of global warming to be in Jordan. The household baseline survey on the use of water;; energy;; and the management of solid household waste has been designed based on the Knowledge;; Attitude and Practice (KAP) model;; and it aims to serve as a prelude to education and changing public behavior in the water and energy sectors in Jordan;; and to supply specific initiatives in the environment;; in particular in regard to the management of solid household waste. The research is based on a qualitative research;; a questionnaire and semi-structured interviews. The report concludes with the main findings that the most trusted sources of information on water conservation were the Ministry of Water and Irrigation;; and the Jordan Water Company. The survey finds that the respondents believe that the water shortage can be overcome with the water authorities' leadership including their engagement in grand projects.

This paper sheds light on women's reality and status internationally and in Arab societies in particular. In order to dismantle;; comprehend and explore this concept this paper tracks the history of women's reality;; the whereabouts of its inception as well as the range of its influence;; highlighting its significance and content. Additionally the paper explores its boundaries and the scientific and methodological issues that may arise from tackling the gender issue.