Anna Sting As a European woman in Jordan, I enjoy many freedoms my Jordanian female colleagues and friends do not. With my pale skin, brown hair, and seemingly European demeanour, I get away with a lot of things that would be inappropriate for a Jordanian woman. My white privilege protects me from expectations that a lot of my Jordanian peers ...

Ahmad M. Awad This year’s Annual Meetings of the IMF and the World Bank concluded a few days ago, which take place in October of each year. They are the stage where country delegations, IMF departments and the World Bank gather to debate current economic issues and negotiate the provision of different kinds of assistance and associated conditionalities. The recent ...

Assessment Of Health Care Services Provided To Workers In The Garment Sector In Jordan 2022

Women in Jordan’s rural areas face numerous obstacles affecting their ability to become and remain economically active, a special report has shown. Among the main hurdles identified were a lack of fixed wages, fixed working days, or specific work hours, a lack of access to social protection, and generally low wages—falling short of the national minimum wage of 260 dinars ...