Women Have a Right to Work Without Discrimination

Women have a right to work free of discrimination. This means that the employer cannot make job decisions
because of our race, color, religion, sex including pregnancy, and gender identity. This right applies to all types
of job decisions, including hiring, firing, promotions, training, wages and benefits not only in Jordan but in all
over the world and specially in Arab countries.

According to the International labor Organization , women working in Jordan’s private sector earn on average
40 per cent less than their male counterparts. In the public sector the pay gap is around 28 per cent, and in
both sectors there is a higher concentration of women in lower paid jobs. Jordanian labor law has no provision
guaranteeing the right to equal remuneration for work of equal value.
Source: Equal Times / Marta Vidal Dc.2018

In 2006, Jordan made a major step towards improving the efficiency of Labor inspection in the country by
consolidating and merging its different labor inspection bodies, other good practices include the establishment
of national coordination committees, which involve several ministries and operate on multiple staff levels. Its
main purpose is to investigate and respond to violations falling outside the scope of the Labor Law, including
trafficking. The Ministry of Labor’s Department of Inspection also manages a free multi-lingual hotline, which
mainly files migrant workers’ complains. In 2010, it responded to 891 complaints, 92 per cent of which were
provided with a solution. Source: International Labor Conference, 100th Session (2011) Report

Gender equality is essential for the achievement of human rights for all. Yet discriminatory laws against women
persist in every corner of the globe and new discriminatory laws are enacted. In all legal traditions many laws
continue to institutionalize second class status for women.

Women form the majority of the world’s poorest people and the number of women living in rural poverty has
increased by 50% since 1975. Women work two-thirds of the world’s working hours and produce half of the
world’s food, yet they earn only 10% of the world’s income and own less than 1% of the world’s property1.
Violence against women throughout the world and in all cultures prevails on an unimaginable scale, and
women’s access to justice is often paired with discriminatory obstacles – in law as well as in practice. 
Multiple forms of discrimination based on gender and other factors .

Source: United Nation (Human Rights ) the office of high Commissioner

Yara Ehab Kilani - 1832126 – The Hashemite University

 Women Have a Right to Work Without Discrimination

Gender equality is essential for the achievement of human rights for all. Yet discriminatory laws against women
persist in every corner of the globe and new discriminatory laws are enacted. In all legal traditions many laws
continue to institutionalize second class status for women.

Women form the majority of the world’s poorest people and the number of women living in rural poverty has
increased by 50% since 1975. Women work two-thirds of the world’s working hours and produce half of the
world’s food, yet they earn only 10% of the world’s income and own less than 1% of the world’s property1.
Violence against women throughout the world and in all cultures prevails on an unimaginable scale, and
women’s access to justice is often paired with discriminatory obstacles – in law as well as in practice. 
Multiple forms of discrimination based on gender and other factors .

Source: United Nation (Human Rights ) the office of high Commissioner

Gender equality is better for businesses

The business world has much to gain by pursuing gender equality. Studies by the McKinsey Global Institute
have shown that companies with gender-diverse leadership outperform their competitors. Gender diversity and
equality are also key to attracting, developing and retaining talent. For example, companies that focus their
search on males unnecessarily shrink their talent pool.

Source: Symposium Women and the Workplace – Canada / Dr. Sarah Kaplan  

Despite efforts to improve gender equality in the workplace, women still earn considerably less than their male
colleagues and remain under-represented at senior level. Indeed, the global pay gap between the sexes stood
at 50% last year, according to the World Economic Forum.

Here are 5 ways to improve gender equality in the workplace :

 Make a longer shortlist when recruiting.

 Remove the gender pay gap.
 Use skills-based assessments.
 Have women mentor men.
 Make work-life balance a priority.

Source: World Economic Forum / Natalie Marchant, Writer, Formative Content

Yara Ehab Kilani - 1832126 – The Hashemite University

 Women Have a Right to Work Without Discrimination

Gender equality is good for the economy Australian Example .

 Australia’s GDP would increase by 11% if the gender employment gap was closed.
 The Australian economy would gain $8 billion if women transitioned from tertiary education into the
workforce at the same rate as men.
 Businesses with at least 30% women in leadership positions are 15% more profitable.
 Family violence costs the Victorian economy more than $3.4 billion a year and takes up 40% of police
work.
 Women do most unpaid care work. This has major costs - the unpaid care economy in Australia is nearly
six times larger than the paid economy.

Source: Victorian Government directory – Australia

Everyone benefits from gender equality.

Gender equality helps prevent violence against women and girls and makes our communities safer and healthier
, unequal societies are less cohesive. They have higher rates of anti-social behavior and violence. Countries with
greater gender equality are more connected. Their people are healthier and have better wellbeing.

Every day that we fail to deliver gender equality,

we pay the price.

Yara Ehab Kilani - 1832126 – The Hashemite University