Social Insurance Reform in Jordan : Awareness and Perceptions of Employment Opportunities for Women

The new social insurance law introduced by the Jordanian government in 2010 was created in part to improve the likelihood of women s employment through non- and gender specific changes. This study, which comprised individual interviews and focus groups with Jordanian women and men, employers and opinion leaders, was designed to elicit an understanding of their awareness and knowledge of the new law, designed to increase women s employment - primarily the maternity insurance provision. Those affected by the law remained largely uninformed. Many employers communicated that they did not perceive it as cost neutral for their firms. Participants who were aware of the law, viewed the changes positively and believed with the right circumstances, the law could increase female employment.

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Main Authors:	Brodmann, Stefanie, Jillson, Irene, Hassan, Nahla
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2014-06
Subjects:	ABSENCE FROM WORK, ACCESS TO INFORMATION, ACCESS TO KNOWLEDGE, ACCESS TO RESOURCES, ADULT WOMEN, AGE CATEGORIES, AGE GROUPS, BASIC HUMAN RIGHTS, BIRTHS, CHILD CARE, CLERKS, COMMISSION FOR WOMEN, COMPENSATION, COMPENSATIONS, CONTRIBUTION RATE, CORRUPTION, COVERAGE, DISABILITY, DISCRIMINATION, DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN, EARLY RETIREMENT, ECONOMIC NEEDS, ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN, EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT, EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT, EDUCATIONAL LEVELS, EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION, EMPLOYABILITY, EMPLOYEE, EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION, EMPLOYMENT, EMPLOYMENT EFFECTS, EMPLOYMENT OF WOMEN, EMPLOYMENT OFFICES, EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN, EMPLOYMENT RATE, EMPOWERMENT, EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES, EQUAL OPPORTUNITY, EQUALITY FOR WOMEN, FAMILIES, FAMILY RELATIONS, FEMALE, FEMALE EMPLOYEES, FEMALE EMPLOYMENT, FEMALE LABOR, FEMALE LABOR FORCE, FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION, FEMALE WORK, FEMALES, FINDING EMPLOYMENT, FIRM SIZE, FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION, GENDER, GENDER ACTION, GENDER DIFFERENCES, GENDER EQUALITY, GENDER EQUITY, GENDER INEQUALITY, GENDER MAINSTREAMING, GENDER PREFERENCE, GENDER SPECIFIC, GENDERS, GIRLS, HARASSMENT, HEALTH INSURANCE, HOME, HOUSEHOLD INCOME, HUMAN RIGHTS, HUSBAND, HUSBANDS, IMPACT ON GENDER EQUALITY, INCOME, INCOME SECURITY, INEQUALITY, INFLATION, INFORMAL SECTOR, INSURANCE COVERAGE, INSURANCE LAW, INSURANCES, JOB CREATION, JOB FAIRS, JOB LOSS, JOB SEARCH, JOB SECURITY, JOB SKILLS, JOBS, JUSTICE, LABOR FORCE, LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION, LABOR MARKET, LABOR OFFICES, LABOUR, LAWS, LIFE EXPECTANCY, LITERACY, LOW EMPLOYMENT, MALE COUNTERPARTS, MALE PARTICIPANTS, MARITAL STATUS, MATERNITY BENEFITS, MATERNITY LEAVE, MATHEMATICS, MINIMUM WAGE, MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, MOTIVATION, NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR WOMEN, OCCUPATIONS, OPPORTUNITIES OF WOMEN, PAYROLL TAX, PENSION, PENSIONS, POLITICAL ECONOMY, PREGNANCY, PREVIOUS WORK, PREVIOUS WORK EXPERIENCE, PRIVATE NON-PROFIT, PRIVATE SECTOR, PRIVATE SECTORS, PRODUCTIVITY, PROFESSIONAL WOMEN, PROPORTION OF WOMEN, PROTECTION OF WOMEN, PUBLIC SECTOR JOBS, RESIDENCE, RESUME WRITING, RETIREMENT, RIGHTS OF WOMEN, RULE OF LAW, SAFETY, SAFETY NET, SAFETY STANDARDS, SAVINGS, SERVANTS, SERVICE EMPLOYMENT, SERVICES CATEGORIES, SHORT TERM EMPLOYMENT, SICK LEAVE, SINGLE WOMEN, SKILLED WORKERS, SMALL BUSINESS, SMALL BUSINESSES, SOCIAL INSURANCE, SOCIAL JUSTICE, SOCIAL SECURITY, SOCIAL SECURITY PROGRAMS, SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM, SOCIAL WELFARE, STATUS OF WOMEN, STRUCTURAL UNEMPLOYMENT, SUSTAINABILITY, TRAINING CENTERS, TRAINING COURSES, UNDP, UNEMPLOYED, UNEMPLOYED PERSON, UNEMPLOYMENT, UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE, UNEMPLOYMENT RATES, UNITED NATIONS, UNMARRIED WOMEN, VOCATIONAL PROGRAMS, VOCATIONAL TRAINING, WAGE GAP, WAGE LEVELS, WAGE SUBSIDIES, WAGE SUBSIDY, WAGE SUBSIDY PROGRAM, WAGES, WIDOW, WIDOWER, WIFE, WILL, WIVES, WOMAN, WORKER, WORKING CONDITIONS, WORKING HOURS, WORKING WOMEN, YOUNG WOMEN,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/06/19759989/social-insurance-reform-jordan-awareness-perceptions-employment-opportunities-women https://hdl.handle.net/10986/19994
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