This paper argues that the protestors’ silence concerning most of the problems usually included in the list of ‘women’s issues’ raises the question of how prevalent these issues are (or not) in the

This report finds that the greater the representation of women in parliament,the lower the level of corruption and the more honest the government. These findings are consistent with the findings of

This study examines the developments within the contemporary women's movement in Jordan,placing these developments within the mainstream of sociopolitical modernization processes taking place in

This anthology offers twenty studies on instances of emerging social justice and women’s empowerment in the Middle East,North Africa,and South Asia,areas that are home to large populations where women

This report,published by the National Council for Family Affairs in cooperation with all its partners,who constitute the National Team for Family Protection Against Violence,aims to give the issue of

In this report,Equality Now highlights the countries where significant discrimination remains in the law. It shows some of the harmful consequences of this discrimination and,consequently,how changes

This compilation of papers,written by the regional experts of the 212 Rabat Conference on Advancing Women's Political Participation in Transitions,examines the status of women in decision-making

This study examines women's changing political participation in Jordan,focusing on the interplay between three major factors: Islam,the state,and feminism. The analytical framework is intended to