Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan : Understanding How Gender Norms in MNA Impact Female Employment Outcomes
Do women in Jordan want to work? How do men feel about working women in their family? To what extent do personal beliefs and societal expectations influence a woman's decision to work and why should this matter in development interventions? T...
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2018
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/859411541448063088/Hashemite-Kingdom-of-Jordan-Understanding-How-Gender-Norms-in-MNA-Impact-Female-Employment-Outcomes http://hdl.handle.net/10986/30947 |
| Summary: | Do women in Jordan want to work? How do
men feel about working women in their family? To what extent
do personal beliefs and societal expectations influence a
woman's decision to work and why should this matter in
development interventions? The Jordanian government and
development partners have invested heavily in promoting
women's economic inclusion. However, Jordan has the
lowest female labor force participation (FLFP) in the world
of a country not at war. As development practitioners
working on issues related to social and economic inclusion
in the Middle East and North Africa (MNA) region, we ask
ourselves these questions to help us understand binding
constraints that prevent excluded groups, such as women and
youth, from having equal opportunity to improve their
quality of life. We also ask these questions to distinguish
between our own and others' perceived notion of
inclusiveness. Building evidence from the field is key to
enable development practitioners design more effective
interventions to support female labor force participation. |
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