Women’s Leadership Empowerment in Jordan

The International Foundation for Women’s Empowerment (IFWE) and the American Foundation for Educational Excellence (AFEE) are currently working on a project that started within a program titled, “Leadership, Organizing and Action: Leading Change” at Harvard University’s J.F. Kennedy School of Government, Executive Education, in collaboration with UNDP, UN Women, and a number of officials and local NGOs in Jordan.

Our purpose is to empower women in the country and help them to successfully run for leadership positions, regardless of socio-economic status, political affiliation and religion, by identifying the challenges they face (survey) and putting an action plan to address those challenges. 

We are very thankful for the support of the following entities:

• • • Representatives from UNDP in Jordan: Ms. Sara Ferrer Olivella, Head of UNDP, Jordan; Mr. Richard Chambers, Team Leader, Women’s Political Empowerment; Mr. Albin Persson, Ms. Lisette Albrechtsen, and Ms. Diana Jreisat, Women’s Empowerment
    • Representatives from UN Women in Jordan: Mr. Ziad Sheikh, Head of UN Women, Jordan, and Mrs. Bushra Abu Shahout Naboulsi
    • H.E. Senator Rabiha Dabbas, Chair of the Women’s Committee in the Senate/Upper House
    • H.E. Senator Sawsan AlMajali, Ph.D., Women’s Committee in the Senate/Upper House
    • H.E. Hon. Reem Abu Dalbouh, Ph.D., Chair of the Women and Family Affairs Committee in the Parliament/Lower House.
    • H.E. Hon. Sabah Al-Shaar, President of the Jordanian Women Parliamentarians Forum
    • President of the General Federation of Jordanian Women, Dr. Maysoon Tlelan
    • Founder/Executive Director of Karak Castle Center, Ms. Esraa Mahadin
    • President of the Sisterhood Is Global Institute (SIGI), H.E. Asma Khader
    • President of the Jordanian National Commission for Women, Dr. Salma Nims
    • President of the Arab Women Parliamentarians Network for Equality (Ra’edat), Dr. Rula AlHroob
    • Secretary-General of The Jordanian National Forum for Women, Mrs. Salam Al-Hosban
    • Director of the Information & Research Center at King Hussein Foundation, Dr. Aida Essaid
    • Arab Women Organization (AWO)

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Reception to Launch the Survey for Women’s Political Empowerment at Mrs. Nada Salem‘s Residence in Amman, Jordan

 

Nada Salem with H.E. Senator Rabiha Dabbas, Chair of the Women’s Committee in the Senate/Upper House

Nada Salem with H.E. Senator Sawsan AlMajali, Ph.D., Women’s Committee in the Senate/Upper House

Nada Salem with H.E. Hon. Reem Abu Dalbouh, Ph.D., Chair of the Women and Family Affairs Committee in the Parliament/Lower House.

Nada Salem with Dr. Maysoon Tlelan, President of the General Federation of Jordanian Women

Nada Salem with Dr. Maysoon Tlelan, President of the General Federation of Jordanian Women

Nada Salem with Ms. Esraa Mahadin, Founder and Executive Director of Karak Castle Center.

Nada Salem with H.E. Asma Khader, President of the Sisterhood Is Global Institute (SIGI)