Open AccessPolicy Framework Surrounding Women Economic Participation in Jordan
Author(s) -
Nahida El-Saies
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
the journal of quality in education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2028-1897
DOI - 10.37870/joqie.v8i11.161
Subject(s) - empowerment , index (typography) , workforce , gender gap , educational attainment , political science , gender equality , politics , economic growth , development economics , demographic economics , economics , sociology , gender studies , world wide web , computer science , law
Women situation in the MENA Region countries, have long lived under difficult economic and social conditions, have the worst gender equality rankings according to the Global Gender Gap Index 2017.(The Global Gender Gap report is an annual insight report that is carried out by the World Economic Forum. This tool shows vital gender-based indicators to determine the performance of each of the selected 144 countries.)Some of these indicators are:i) economic participation and opportunity, ii) health and educational attainment, iii) political empowerment, vi) workforce, v) skill sets, and vi) educational degrees.