AMMAN — The Ministerial
Committee for Women Empowerment held the national conference "Women's
Paths in Visions of Modernization" in cooperation with the UN and the Institute
for Politics and Society, according to the Jordan News Agency, Petra.
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Friday’s conference, under the
patronage of Jordanian National Committee for Women's Affairs Chair Princess
Basma Bint Talal, is part of the government's efforts to push forward the
political and economic reforms.
Secretary-General of the Jordanian
National Committee for Women's Affairs Maha Ali stressed in a speech the
importance of the conference at this “important” stage of reform and
development in Jordan’s path of progress in political, economic and public
sector reform.
Ali said that the committee is
looking forward to implementing the national strategy for women in Jordan 2020–2025,
in a holistic and inclusionary approach with the government, the private
sector, civil society institutions, and other stakeholders.
She said that despite Jordan’s many
legislative achievements in empowering women, there are still many challenges
to address, including increasing women’s economic contribution, enhancing their
political participation, and increasing their access to decision-making
positions.
Minister of Social Development and
Chairperson of the Ministerial Committee for the Empowerment of Women Wafaa
Bani Mustafa stressed the importance of building on national efforts to empower
women in cooperation with national institutions and civil society organizations.
Bani Mustafa said that Jordan has
made "great" achievements and noted that she hopes for more
achievements in the future.
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