This report is a chapter in Women's Rights in the Middle East and North Africa: Progress Amid Resistance,published by Freedom House. It provides a history of the women's rights movement in Jordan and

This report examines the issue of gender-based violence in Jordan by looking at the methods and impact of the Women’s Complaint Office (WCO) in Amman,Jordan. The report includes varius issues

Homebound girls are girls under the age of eighteen who withdraw themselves, or are withdrawn by their family, from school and spend their days working as domestic laborers in the home.This research

The purpose of this report is to investigate the phenomenon of homebound girls in Jordan,or girls under the age of eighteen who withdraw themselves,or are withdrawn by their family,from school and

The purpose of this report is to investigate the link between economics and honor crimes in Jordan. Honor crimes are defined by the killing of women accused of immoral behavior by men who then receive

وجه هذا التقرير إلى لجنة سيداو من أجل توفير أحد المعلومات وأكثرها دقة,بالإضافة إلى دراسة وتحليل السياسات الإيجابية والتشريعات المتخذة في سبيل تقدم ونهوض المرأة وإيجاد مواطن الضعف التي تعمل على تأخير

Available in hard copy only at AWO,this report (book) addressed CEDAW Committee by providing a solid and up-to-date information set and analysis of positive policies and legislation taken for women’s

This 37-page report documents the killings and attempted murders of women by male family members who claim they are defending family "honor." The report also details the cases of women,threatened with