This report discusses and analyzes Muslim and non-Muslim legal systems and the laws specific to the personal status of women. These kinds of laws relate to matters of marriage,nationality,and

This report is part of a program called,"Enhancing Equality between Men & Women in the Euromed Region," which has three different purposes: supporting legal and non-legal gender equality programs and

This review of gender equality in Jordan surveys a wide selection of current legislation and enumerates each of the gender equality issues that can be found within Jordanian legislation.

This UNDP case study examines the struggles Jordanian women face when working in the public sector. Though women now make up half of the civil service sector in Jordan,the leadership positions in the

As a contribution to the post-215 debate,the Social Development Division of ESCWA organized a meeting of the advisory board of the joint publication,The Future United Nations Development Agenda Beyond

Submitted to the UN Working Group on the issue of discrimination against women in law and practice,this paper presents recommendations on new legislation or improved implementation of existing

Journey to Equality commemorates the 1th anniversary of the adoption of the landmark treaty,the Protocol on the Rights of Women in Africa,in Maputo,Mozambique. The book is a joint initiative of the

This report,published by the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) at its 4th anniversary,summarizes the work ESCWA has done on regional issues such promoting inclusive human