Tools of Knowledge: Eliminating Violence Against Women and Girls in Jordan
This toolkit is designed to be a comprehensive resource meant to engage all women,men,girls,and boys in contributing to societal progress towards an inclusive environment where empowered women and girls live free of violence. In Jordan,an array of international,governmental and civil society actors has committed to advance human rights as a whole across the Kingdom and,most importantly,to further consolidate gender equality. Chiefly among the Kingdom's recent achievements include the abolishment of Article 38,the signing of the National Action Plan for implementing UNSC resolution 1325 and the adoption of recommended recent changes to personal status laws. Yet Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) remains pervasive issue within Jordan. Divided into two sections,this toolkit aims to facilitate an understanding of VAWG in Jordan and then offer strategies to combat VAWG through the lens of the government,media,education,and health sectors. The first section consists of the first chapter,which provides an understanding of VAWG through an analysis of the legal frameworks and its gaps. The second section consists of four chapters,targeting government,media,education,and health actors respectively,to offer strategies to combat VAWG in their sectors.