Men working in Jordan’s private sector earn on average 41 per cent more than women. In the public sector, men earn about 28 per cent more. According to official figures, the pay gap in manufacturing

The current Jordanian government,which was formed in June 218,has prioritized transparency and public participation in response to the Letter of Designation of King Abdullah II to the government

Using data from the Jordanian Labor Market Panel Survey 21 (JLMPS),this paper aims at investigating the differences in labor force participation among men and women. Not only is female labor force

This article discusses the labor protests and strikes that have occurred since the 211 uprisings in the Arab world. The scale of labor action has been unprecedented,with workers from every sector,with

The Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) held a consultative meeting with its member States on establishing a committee on emerging issues and development under crisis,tasked with

The Expert Group Meeting on Monitoring Progress on Governance amid Arab Political Transformation,organized by the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) in Beirut,Lebanon,on 11-12

Complementing the World Development Report 212: Gender Equality and Development (WDR 212),this report,Opening Doors: Gender Equality in the Middle East and North Africa,focuses on the challenges and

This report aims to describe the current situation of women in Jordan,where they are still highly underrepresented in both local and central government and where the issue of violence against women is