Essays about: "Jordanian women"

Showing result 6 - 7 of 7 essays containing the words Jordanian women.

1. 6. Women of Jordan -A Minor Field Study about women in a developing country

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialhögskolan

   Author : Julia Eklund; Sabina Christrup; [2009]
   Keywords : Jordan ; social system; responsibilities; gender role; Women; family; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to investigate how young women in urban and rural areas of Jordan, a developing country, think about their role in the family, education and work. We also want to see which strategies they use to navigate in the family as a social system in a changing context. READ MORE

3. 7. What is preventing Jordanian women from working?

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Azadeh Alian; [2009]
   Keywords : Middle East; Minor Field Study; female labour force participation; Jordan; modernity; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : This paper investigates the labour force participation among Jordanian women. Although most indicators, such as the country’s political economy and relatively high HDI scores, the high percentage of female students at universities and encouragement from the Royal family, signal that the situation ought to be different, Jordanian women’s labour force participation is below the Middle Eastern average. READ MORE