Soft Skills or Hard Cash? : What Works for Female Employment in Jordan?

Jordan faces extremely high levels of youth unemployment: 19 percent of male and 48 percent of female youth between the ages of 19 to 24 years old want to work but can't find jobs. For men, the transition from school to work is slow (on averag...

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topic ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
ACTIVE LABOR
ACTIVE LABOR MARKET
ACTIVE LABOR MARKET POLICIES
ADMINISTRATIVE RECORDS
ADOLESCENT GIRLS
ADULT WOMEN
AGE GROUP
BANK ACCOUNT
BARRIERS TO ENTRY
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER
CAREER
CAREER SERVICES
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE
CHILD CARE
CIVIL SOCIETY
CLERKS
COLLATERAL
COLLEGE ADMINISTRATION
COLLEGE ADMINISTRATORS
COLLEGE GRADUATE
COLLEGE GRADUATES
COLLEGE STUDENTS
COMMUNITY COLLEGE
COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM
COMMUNITY COLLEGES
COMMUNITY SURVEY
COMPLETION RATES
CURRICULUM
CUSTOMER SERVICE
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPMENT BANK
DIFFERENTIATED IMPACT
DISADVANTAGED GROUPS
DISSEMINATION
EARLY MARRIAGE
EARNINGS
ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES
EDUCATED MEN
EDUCATED WOMEN
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
EDUCATIONAL LEVEL
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
EMPLOYABILITY
EMPLOYEE
EMPLOYER
EMPLOYERS
EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT CREATION
EMPLOYMENT DURATION
EMPLOYMENT GENERATION
EMPLOYMENT IMPACT
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES
EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS
EMPLOYMENT PROSPECTS
EMPLOYMENT RATE
EMPLOYMENT RATES
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
EMPOWERMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
FACT SHEET
FACT SHEETS
FAMILIES
FAMILY MEMBERS
FAMILY ROLES
FEMALE EMPLOYMENT
FEMALE LABOR
FEMALE LABOR FORCE
FEMALE PARTICIPATION
FEMALE POPULATION
FEMALE RESPONDENTS
FEMALE STUDENTS
FINANCES
FINANCIAL BURDEN
FINANCIAL MEANS
FINANCIAL RESOURCES
FIRST MARRIAGE
FURTHER EDUCATION
GENDER
GENDER NORMS
HEALTH SERVICES
HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT
HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
HIGHER EDUCATION
HOME COUNTRIES
HOUSEHOLD ASSETS
HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
HOUSEHOLD WEALTH
HOUSEHOLDS
HUMAN HEALTH
HUMAN RESOURCE
HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
IMMIGRANT
IMMIGRANTS
INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
INFORMATION SYSTEM
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
INTERVENTIONS
JOB CREATION
JOB EXPERIENCE
JOB MARKET
JOB OPPORTUNITIES
JOB SEARCH
JOB SKILLS
JOBS
LABOR FORCE
LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
LABOR LAW
LABOR LAWS
LABOR MARKET
LABOR MARKET CONDITIONS
LABOR MARKET OUTCOMES
LABOR MARKETS
LEARNING
LEVEL OF EDUCATION
LIFE EVENTS
LIMITED ACCESS
LIMITED RESOURCES
LITERATURE
LOCAL UNIVERSITIES
MARITAL STATUS
MARRIED WOMEN
MINIMUM WAGE
MINISTRIES OF LABOR
MINORITY
MOTHER
NATIONAL COUNCIL
NUMBER OF PEOPLE
NURSERY SCHOOLS
NURSES
OCCUPATIONS
OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN
OUTREACH
PAYROLL TAXES
POLICY MAKERS
PREGNANCY
PRIMARY OBJECTIVE
PRIMARY REASON
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRIVATE SECTOR ACTIVITY
PRIVATE SECTOR FIRMS
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR
PROGRESS
PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYMENT
PUBLIC SECTOR JOBS
RETAIL TRADE
ROLE OF WOMEN
SCHOOLS
SECRETARIES
SELF-ASSESSMENT
SELF-CONFIDENCE
SKILLS TRAINING
SOCIAL ACTION
SOCIAL IMPACT
SOCIAL NORMS
SOCIAL SECURITY
SOCIAL SERVICES
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
TEACHERS
TEACHING
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TECHNICAL SKILLS
TEMPORARY JOBS
TRAINING COMPONENT
TRAINING CONTENT
TRAINING COSTS
TRAINING COURSE
TRAINING FACILITIES
TRAINING GROUP
TRAINING PROGRAM
TRAINING PROGRAMS
TRAINING QUALITY
TRAINING SERVICES
TRAINING VOUCHER
TRANSPORTATION
UMBRELLA ORGANIZATION
UNEDUCATED MEN
UNEMPLOYED
UNEMPLOYED FEMALE
UNEMPLOYED WOMEN
UNEMPLOYMENT
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
UNIVERSITIES
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE
UNIVERSITY DEGREE
UNIVERSITY DEGREES
UNIVERSITY EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY GRADUATES
VOCATIONAL TRAINING
VOCATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMS
VOUCHERS
WAGE EMPLOYMENT
WAGE SUBSIDIES
WAGE SUBSIDY
WAGE SUBSIDY EVALUATIONS
WAGE SUBSIDY PROGRAMS
WOMAN
WORK ACTIVITIES
WORK EXPERIENCE
WORKER
WORKERS
WORKFORCE
YOUNG MEN
YOUNG PEOPLE
YOUNG WOMEN
YOUNG WORKERS
YOUTH
YOUTH EMPLOYMENT
YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT
YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
spellingShingle ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
ACTIVE LABOR
ACTIVE LABOR MARKET
ACTIVE LABOR MARKET POLICIES
ADMINISTRATIVE RECORDS
ADOLESCENT GIRLS
ADULT WOMEN
AGE GROUP
BANK ACCOUNT
BARRIERS TO ENTRY
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER
CAREER
CAREER SERVICES
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE
CHILD CARE
CIVIL SOCIETY
CLERKS
COLLATERAL
COLLEGE ADMINISTRATION
COLLEGE ADMINISTRATORS
COLLEGE GRADUATE
COLLEGE GRADUATES
COLLEGE STUDENTS
COMMUNITY COLLEGE
COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM
COMMUNITY COLLEGES
COMMUNITY SURVEY
COMPLETION RATES
CURRICULUM
CUSTOMER SERVICE
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPMENT BANK
DIFFERENTIATED IMPACT
DISADVANTAGED GROUPS
DISSEMINATION
EARLY MARRIAGE
EARNINGS
ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES
EDUCATED MEN
EDUCATED WOMEN
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
EDUCATIONAL LEVEL
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
EMPLOYABILITY
EMPLOYEE
EMPLOYER
EMPLOYERS
EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT CREATION
EMPLOYMENT DURATION
EMPLOYMENT GENERATION
EMPLOYMENT IMPACT
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES
EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS
EMPLOYMENT PROSPECTS
EMPLOYMENT RATE
EMPLOYMENT RATES
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
EMPOWERMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
FACT SHEET
FACT SHEETS
FAMILIES
FAMILY MEMBERS
FAMILY ROLES
FEMALE EMPLOYMENT
FEMALE LABOR
FEMALE LABOR FORCE
FEMALE PARTICIPATION
FEMALE POPULATION
FEMALE RESPONDENTS
FEMALE STUDENTS
FINANCES
FINANCIAL BURDEN
FINANCIAL MEANS
FINANCIAL RESOURCES
FIRST MARRIAGE
FURTHER EDUCATION
GENDER
GENDER NORMS
HEALTH SERVICES
HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT
HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
HIGHER EDUCATION
HOME COUNTRIES
HOUSEHOLD ASSETS
HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
HOUSEHOLD WEALTH
HOUSEHOLDS
HUMAN HEALTH
HUMAN RESOURCE
HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
IMMIGRANT
IMMIGRANTS
INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
INFORMATION SYSTEM
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
INTERVENTIONS
JOB CREATION
JOB EXPERIENCE
JOB MARKET
JOB OPPORTUNITIES
JOB SEARCH
JOB SKILLS
JOBS
LABOR FORCE
LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
LABOR LAW
LABOR LAWS
LABOR MARKET
LABOR MARKET CONDITIONS
LABOR MARKET OUTCOMES
LABOR MARKETS
LEARNING
LEVEL OF EDUCATION
LIFE EVENTS
LIMITED ACCESS
LIMITED RESOURCES
LITERATURE
LOCAL UNIVERSITIES
MARITAL STATUS
MARRIED WOMEN
MINIMUM WAGE
MINISTRIES OF LABOR
MINORITY
MOTHER
NATIONAL COUNCIL
NUMBER OF PEOPLE
NURSERY SCHOOLS
NURSES
OCCUPATIONS
OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN
OUTREACH
PAYROLL TAXES
POLICY MAKERS
PREGNANCY
PRIMARY OBJECTIVE
PRIMARY REASON
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRIVATE SECTOR ACTIVITY
PRIVATE SECTOR FIRMS
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR
PROGRESS
PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYMENT
PUBLIC SECTOR JOBS
RETAIL TRADE
ROLE OF WOMEN
SCHOOLS
SECRETARIES
SELF-ASSESSMENT
SELF-CONFIDENCE
SKILLS TRAINING
SOCIAL ACTION
SOCIAL IMPACT
SOCIAL NORMS
SOCIAL SECURITY
SOCIAL SERVICES
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
TEACHERS
TEACHING
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TECHNICAL SKILLS
TEMPORARY JOBS
TRAINING COMPONENT
TRAINING CONTENT
TRAINING COSTS
TRAINING COURSE
TRAINING FACILITIES
TRAINING GROUP
TRAINING PROGRAM
TRAINING PROGRAMS
TRAINING QUALITY
TRAINING SERVICES
TRAINING VOUCHER
TRANSPORTATION
UMBRELLA ORGANIZATION
UNEDUCATED MEN
UNEMPLOYED
UNEMPLOYED FEMALE
UNEMPLOYED WOMEN
UNEMPLOYMENT
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
UNIVERSITIES
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE
UNIVERSITY DEGREE
UNIVERSITY DEGREES
UNIVERSITY EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY GRADUATES
VOCATIONAL TRAINING
VOCATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMS
VOUCHERS
WAGE EMPLOYMENT
WAGE SUBSIDIES
WAGE SUBSIDY
WAGE SUBSIDY EVALUATIONS
WAGE SUBSIDY PROGRAMS
WOMAN
WORK ACTIVITIES
WORK EXPERIENCE
WORKER
WORKERS
WORKFORCE
YOUNG MEN
YOUNG PEOPLE
YOUNG WOMEN
YOUNG WORKERS
YOUTH
YOUTH EMPLOYMENT
YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT
YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
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Soft Skills or Hard Cash? : What Works for Female Employment in Jordan?
geographic_facet Middle East and North Africa
Jordan
description Jordan faces extremely high levels of youth unemployment: 19 percent of male and 48 percent of female youth between the ages of 19 to 24 years old want to work but can't find jobs. For men, the transition from school to work is slow (on average 15 months), but for women the school to work transition often never takes place. In this context of high female unemployment and low female labor force participation, the Jordanian government, requested the World Bank's support to develop an employment pilot targeting female community college graduates in 2009. This pilot is part of a broader technical assistance program supporting the reform of the public community college system in Jordan. The objective of the Jordan New work Opportunities for Women (NOW) pilot was to increase female labor force participation and help women gain real world job experience. In particular, the hope was to improve information between firms and potential workers, create an opportunity to change negative stereotypes from firms and young women about women's role in the labor market, and improve soft skills and communication. Overall, the objectives of the Jordan NOW pilot were to increase labor force participation and to give young female graduates a chance to accrue some work experience.
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title Soft Skills or Hard Cash? : What Works for Female Employment in Jordan?
title_short Soft Skills or Hard Cash? : What Works for Female Employment in Jordan?
title_full Soft Skills or Hard Cash? : What Works for Female Employment in Jordan?
title_fullStr Soft Skills or Hard Cash? : What Works for Female Employment in Jordan?
title_full_unstemmed Soft Skills or Hard Cash? : What Works for Female Employment in Jordan?
title_sort soft skills or hard cash? : what works for female employment in jordan?
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2017
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/329991468284338124/Soft-skills-or-hard-cash-What-works-for-female-employment-in-Jordan
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/26884
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spelling okr-10986-268842021-04-23T14:04:38Z Soft Skills or Hard Cash? : What Works for Female Employment in Jordan? World Bank ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE ACTIVE LABOR ACTIVE LABOR MARKET ACTIVE LABOR MARKET POLICIES ADMINISTRATIVE RECORDS ADOLESCENT GIRLS ADULT WOMEN AGE GROUP BANK ACCOUNT BARRIERS TO ENTRY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER CAREER CAREER SERVICES CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE CHILD CARE CIVIL SOCIETY CLERKS COLLATERAL COLLEGE ADMINISTRATION COLLEGE ADMINISTRATORS COLLEGE GRADUATE COLLEGE GRADUATES COLLEGE STUDENTS COMMUNITY COLLEGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM COMMUNITY COLLEGES COMMUNITY SURVEY COMPLETION RATES CURRICULUM CUSTOMER SERVICE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT BANK DIFFERENTIATED IMPACT DISADVANTAGED GROUPS DISSEMINATION EARLY MARRIAGE EARNINGS ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES EDUCATED MEN EDUCATED WOMEN EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT EDUCATIONAL LEVEL ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA EMPLOYABILITY EMPLOYEE EMPLOYER EMPLOYERS EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT CREATION EMPLOYMENT DURATION EMPLOYMENT GENERATION EMPLOYMENT IMPACT EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS EMPLOYMENT PROSPECTS EMPLOYMENT RATE EMPLOYMENT RATES EMPLOYMENT STATUS EMPOWERMENT ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION FACT SHEET FACT SHEETS FAMILIES FAMILY MEMBERS FAMILY ROLES FEMALE EMPLOYMENT FEMALE LABOR FEMALE LABOR FORCE FEMALE PARTICIPATION FEMALE POPULATION FEMALE RESPONDENTS FEMALE STUDENTS FINANCES FINANCIAL BURDEN FINANCIAL MEANS FINANCIAL RESOURCES FIRST MARRIAGE FURTHER EDUCATION GENDER GENDER NORMS HEALTH SERVICES HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT RATES HIGHER EDUCATION HOME COUNTRIES HOUSEHOLD ASSETS HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HOUSEHOLD WEALTH HOUSEHOLDS HUMAN HEALTH HUMAN RESOURCE HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT IMMIGRANT IMMIGRANTS INFORMATION MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM INFORMATION SYSTEMS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION INTERVENTIONS JOB CREATION JOB EXPERIENCE JOB MARKET JOB OPPORTUNITIES JOB SEARCH JOB SKILLS JOBS LABOR FORCE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION LABOR LAW LABOR LAWS LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKET CONDITIONS LABOR MARKET OUTCOMES LABOR MARKETS LEARNING LEVEL OF EDUCATION LIFE EVENTS LIMITED ACCESS LIMITED RESOURCES LITERATURE LOCAL UNIVERSITIES MARITAL STATUS MARRIED WOMEN MINIMUM WAGE MINISTRIES OF LABOR MINORITY MOTHER NATIONAL COUNCIL NUMBER OF PEOPLE NURSERY SCHOOLS NURSES OCCUPATIONS OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN OUTREACH PAYROLL TAXES POLICY MAKERS PREGNANCY PRIMARY OBJECTIVE PRIMARY REASON PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR ACTIVITY PRIVATE SECTOR FIRMS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR PROGRESS PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYMENT PUBLIC SECTOR JOBS RETAIL TRADE ROLE OF WOMEN SCHOOLS SECRETARIES SELF-ASSESSMENT SELF-CONFIDENCE SKILLS TRAINING SOCIAL ACTION SOCIAL IMPACT SOCIAL NORMS SOCIAL SECURITY SOCIAL SERVICES SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TEACHERS TEACHING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TECHNICAL SKILLS TEMPORARY JOBS TRAINING COMPONENT TRAINING CONTENT TRAINING COSTS TRAINING COURSE TRAINING FACILITIES TRAINING GROUP TRAINING PROGRAM TRAINING PROGRAMS TRAINING QUALITY TRAINING SERVICES TRAINING VOUCHER TRANSPORTATION UMBRELLA ORGANIZATION UNEDUCATED MEN UNEMPLOYED UNEMPLOYED FEMALE UNEMPLOYED WOMEN UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT RATE UNEMPLOYMENT RATES UNIVERSITIES UNIVERSITY COLLEGE UNIVERSITY DEGREE UNIVERSITY DEGREES UNIVERSITY EDUCATION UNIVERSITY GRADUATES VOCATIONAL TRAINING VOCATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMS VOUCHERS WAGE EMPLOYMENT WAGE SUBSIDIES WAGE SUBSIDY WAGE SUBSIDY EVALUATIONS WAGE SUBSIDY PROGRAMS WOMAN WORK ACTIVITIES WORK EXPERIENCE WORKER WORKERS WORKFORCE YOUNG MEN YOUNG PEOPLE YOUNG WOMEN YOUNG WORKERS YOUTH YOUTH EMPLOYMENT YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT RATES Jordan faces extremely high levels of youth unemployment: 19 percent of male and 48 percent of female youth between the ages of 19 to 24 years old want to work but can't find jobs. For men, the transition from school to work is slow (on average 15 months), but for women the school to work transition often never takes place. In this context of high female unemployment and low female labor force participation, the Jordanian government, requested the World Bank's support to develop an employment pilot targeting female community college graduates in 2009. This pilot is part of a broader technical assistance program supporting the reform of the public community college system in Jordan. The objective of the Jordan New work Opportunities for Women (NOW) pilot was to increase female labor force participation and help women gain real world job experience. In particular, the hope was to improve information between firms and potential workers, create an opportunity to change negative stereotypes from firms and young women about women's role in the labor market, and improve soft skills and communication. Overall, the objectives of the Jordan NOW pilot were to increase labor force participation and to give young female graduates a chance to accrue some work experience. 2017-06-05T16:42:52Z 2017-06-05T16:42:52Z 2012 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/329991468284338124/Soft-skills-or-hard-cash-What-works-for-female-employment-in-Jordan http://hdl.handle.net/10986/26884 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Other Poverty Study Middle East and North Africa Jordan