To explore women’s attitudes toward intimate partner violence (IPV) and their determinants,as well as to document the prevalence of various types of violence among women attending public health

This study aimed to describe the social and cultural etiology of violence against women in Jordan. A sample of houses was randomly selected from all 12 Governorates in Jordan,resulting in a final

Women’s participation in the economy,as integral part of their empowerment,is a major challenge facing the MENA-region,since women’s labour market participation (LMP) is among the lowest throughout

This article discusses Jordan's nationality law, which does not give Jordanian women married to non-Jordanians the right to transfer citizenship to their children. According to the law, a foreign

This article discusses Jordan's nationality law, which does not give Jordanian women married to non-Jordanians the right to transfer citizenship to their children. According to the law, a foreign

This report draws on the Concluding Observations of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW). These Concluding Observations relate to law or the absence of law,and this

This is the fourth edition report of Equality Now’s ongoing global advocacy campaign to hold governments accountable to the pledge made at the historic UN 4th World Conference on Women (Beijing,1995)

This article, published in 2015, tells the story of female journalist Rula Amin who was arrested in Amman because of an appeal of an "expedient custody" court decision granted to her. Rula Amin is a