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Difficulties prevent jordanian women participation in political life in light of some social variables . A field study on pioneer women sample in north region

  • Al-Balqa Applied University

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Abstract

This study aimed at identifying the most important difficulties that prevent Jordanian women participation in political life in light of some social variables ,To achieve the study goals, a questionnaire was applied on a purposive sample consisted of 80 women . The following conclusions were drawn from this study: The social , the cultural, political ,media , legal and economical difficulties are the most important factors that prevent Jordanian women participation in political life. There is no significant differences between social variables and participation difficulties except age variable. Finally, and in light of the results the study came up with some recommendations such as: Working on the awareness of society to change its believes regarding women participation on political life and to work on improving the economical situation of women (economical empowerment).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1353-1373
Number of pages21
JournalDirasat: Human and Social Sciences
Volume43
DOIs
StatePublished - 2016
Externally publishedYes

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 5 - Gender Equality
    SDG 5 Gender Equality
  2. SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
    SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Keywords

  • Difficulties
  • Jordanian women
  • Pioneer women
  • Political life
  • Political participation
  • Social variables

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