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 gr...
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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 |
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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 Brodmann, Stefanie Jillson, Irene Hassan, Nahla Social Insurance Reform in Jordan : Awareness and Perceptions of Employment Opportunities for Women |
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Jordan |
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Social protection and labor discussion paper;no. 1402 |
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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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Publications & Research :: Working Paper |
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Brodmann, Stefanie Jillson, Irene Hassan, Nahla |
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Brodmann, Stefanie Jillson, Irene Hassan, Nahla |
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Brodmann, Stefanie |
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Social Insurance Reform in Jordan : Awareness and Perceptions of Employment Opportunities for Women |
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Social Insurance Reform in Jordan : Awareness and Perceptions of Employment Opportunities for Women |
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Social Insurance Reform in Jordan : Awareness and Perceptions of Employment Opportunities for Women |
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Social Insurance Reform in Jordan : Awareness and Perceptions of Employment Opportunities for Women |
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Social Insurance Reform in Jordan : Awareness and Perceptions of Employment Opportunities for Women |
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social insurance reform in jordan : awareness and perceptions of employment opportunities for women |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2014 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/06/19759989/social-insurance-reform-jordan-awareness-perceptions-employment-opportunities-women http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19994 |
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okr-10986-199942021-04-23T14:03:54Z Social Insurance Reform in Jordan : Awareness and Perceptions of Employment Opportunities for Women Brodmann, Stefanie Jillson, Irene Hassan, Nahla 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 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. 2014-09-09T15:01:55Z 2014-09-09T15:01:55Z 2014-06 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/06/19759989/social-insurance-reform-jordan-awareness-perceptions-employment-opportunities-women http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19994 English en_US Social protection and labor discussion paper;no. 1402 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Working Paper Jordan |