Political participation of Jordanian Women

Abstract

RÉSUMÉ / ABSTRACT LA PARTICIPATION POLITIQUE DES FEMMES DE JORDANIECet article se propose d'étudier le rôle politique des femmes en Jordanie et d'analyser ce rôle à travers diverses problématiques juridiques, en particulier la constitution de 1952, la Charte nationale de 1990, et les conventions internationales sur les femmes, en montrant l'impact (positivement ou négativement) des changements politiques, tels que celui mis en oeuvre par la « démocratisation » qui a débuté en 1989. Bien que les femmes aient occupé des postes de « ministres », de dirigeants de partis politiques ou des fonctions dans le système judiciaire, à différentes époques, les problèmes et les obstacles qu'elles rencontrent ainsi que leur rôle dans la vie politique, soumis aux traditions et aux contraintes des lois électorales, seront mis en évidence dans cette étude.

Inclusiveness of Jordanian women in local decision‐making process: Opportunities and threats

“…There are many structural and institutional hindrances that limit women's participation in decision‐making process. Jordanian political parties are weak, and they cannot be real without a true participation of all Jordanian, including Jordanian women (Al‐Shalabi & Al‐Assad, ; p. 226) “Article 4 of the Jordanian Political Parties Law of 1992 states that “Jordanians have the right to form political parties and to join them voluntarily in accordance with the provisions of the law” (see the “Jordanian Political Parties Law of 1992”). According to Haskova (), there is a continual decline in the proportion between the number of elected women and the number of female candidates due to the minimal political will of political parties to truly endorse female candidates to election.…”

Quota Design and the Political Representation of Women from Indigenous and Tribal Groups

“…Recent aid agreements worth hundreds of millions of dollars were conditional on reform (Bush and Jamal forthcoming). Moreover, the monarchy saw women's political participation as a clear indicator of progress for the state that would impact its international image (Al Shalabi and Al-Assad 2011). Ultimately, the legislature was expanded from 110 to 120, and women's seats were doubled from 6 to 12.…”