Silent Women: An ARDD report on harassment in the workplace
The report is one of the outcomes that are to be produced as part of the Ford Foundation project ‘Women’s Access to Economic Justice through Legal Empowerment’. It provides an in-depth analysis of harmful and discriminatory workplace practices in Jordan that are potentially hindering women from safely accessing the labour market, and works towards answering […]
Barriers to Balance: Overcoming Obstacles to Women’s Economic Participation in Jordan
In Jordan, and much of the Global South, women face a unique dilemma. On the one hand, in the face of low rates of female labor force participation and increasing youth unemployment, women are exhorted by governments and NGOs alike to enter the labor force or else become entrepreneurs. On the other hand, a domestic […]
Women’s Access to Justice: A Framework for Inquiry
This report analyzes the status of women’s access to justice in Jordan, with a particular focus on the Shari’a court system. Through a review of relevant laws, research, and international conventions, it identifies legal, social, and institutional barriers to women’s access to justice. At the same time, it traces gaps in the justice system related […]
Public Perceptions and Satisfaction Regarding the Justice Sector in Jordan
In 2012, the European Commission approved a long-term initiative to “Support Justice Sector Reform” that aims to improve the juvenile justice system, integrate various justice sector actors, and enhance the operational independence of key institutions (European Commission, 2012). The Government of Jordan, with the support of the European Union, constructed the Jordanian Judicial Authority Strategy […]
Towards a Community Facilitator Model in Jordan
This report is a mixed methods study, having adopted a data collection approach that gathered both qualitative and quantitative data. Qualitative data was collected from a desk review that covered CF models and legal empowerment in Jordan and outside of Jordan, in particular in relation to minority and vulnerable groups, comprised of primary and grey […]
Basic education and parents’ relations with school: Findings from a mini-survey of Jordanian and Syrian refugee households in Mafraq city
This paper presents descriptive statistics from a limited sample survey of Jordanian and Syrian refugee households in the city of Mafraq in northern Jordan. The main objective is to enhance our understanding of the communication between public schools and the households of their students through information from and the perceptions of parents. The paper answers […]
Effective Parenting for Elementary School aged Children
Violence against children has long been advocated against because of the profound implications it can have on children. According to a study conducted by UNICEF in 2007, Jordanian parents have shortcomings in their parenting styles. Parents in Jordan frequently use violence – both verbal and physical, as methods of disciplining their children. This includes methods […]
Improving learning environments in Jordanian public schools
This report from the project “Education for the Future” provides an overview of challenges and prospects of improving learning environments in Jordanian public schools in general. Available literature and public narratives on education in Jordan since 2011 highlight the many challenges to the creation of a positive learning environment posed by the increased number of […]
Civic Engagement: The Key for Women’s Political Participation in Karak
This report provides an evidence-based assessment intervention enhancing women’s leadership and civic engagement in the governorate of Karak that can contribute to enhance women’s meaningful political participation at the governorate and municipality level. The research sheds light into the contours of women’s political participation in Karak that goes beyond formal politics. Our work shows that […]
Fostering a Culture of Responsibility and Accountability Improving the Learning Environment in Jordan
At the start of the 1990s, education reform was prioritised by the Jordanian government which led to substantial investments in the development of human resources over the past three decades; ultimately resulting in a concreteoverall improvement in performance on the Human Development Index. Jordan continues to build on these achievements, which is demonstrated by its […]