Brodmann, StefanieJillson, IreneHassan, Nahla2014-09-092014-09-092014-06https://hdl.handle.net/10986/19994The 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.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOABSENCE FROM WORKACCESS TO INFORMATIONACCESS TO KNOWLEDGEACCESS TO RESOURCESADULT WOMENAGE CATEGORIESAGE GROUPSBASIC HUMAN RIGHTSBIRTHSCHILD CARECLERKSCOMMISSION FOR WOMENCOMPENSATIONCOMPENSATIONSCONTRIBUTION RATECORRUPTIONCOVERAGEDISABILITYDISCRIMINATIONDISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMENEARLY RETIREMENTECONOMIC NEEDSECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMENEDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENTEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENTEDUCATIONAL LEVELSEDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONEMPLOYABILITYEMPLOYEEEMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONEMPLOYMENTEMPLOYMENT EFFECTSEMPLOYMENT OF WOMENEMPLOYMENT OFFICESEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIESEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMENEMPLOYMENT RATEEMPOWERMENTEQUAL OPPORTUNITIESEQUAL OPPORTUNITYEQUALITY FOR WOMENFAMILIESFAMILY RELATIONSFEMALEFEMALE EMPLOYEESFEMALE EMPLOYMENTFEMALE LABORFEMALE LABOR FORCEFEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONFEMALE WORKFEMALESFINDING EMPLOYMENTFIRM SIZEFORMS OF DISCRIMINATIONGENDERGENDER ACTIONGENDER DIFFERENCESGENDER EQUALITYGENDER EQUITYGENDER INEQUALITYGENDER MAINSTREAMINGGENDER PREFERENCEGENDER SPECIFICGENDERSGIRLSHARASSMENTHEALTH INSURANCEHOMEHOUSEHOLD INCOMEHUMAN RIGHTSHUSBANDHUSBANDSIMPACT ON GENDER EQUALITYINCOMEINCOME SECURITYINEQUALITYINFLATIONINFORMAL SECTORINSURANCE COVERAGEINSURANCE LAWINSURANCESJOB CREATIONJOB FAIRSJOB LOSSJOB SEARCHJOB SECURITYJOB SKILLSJOBSJUSTICELABOR FORCELABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONLABOR MARKETLABOR OFFICESLABOURLAWSLIFE EXPECTANCYLITERACYLOW EMPLOYMENTMALE COUNTERPARTSMALE PARTICIPANTSMARITAL STATUSMATERNITY BENEFITSMATERNITY LEAVEMATHEMATICSMINIMUM WAGEMINISTRY OF EDUCATIONMOTIVATIONNATIONAL COMMISSION FOR WOMENOCCUPATIONSOPPORTUNITIES OF WOMENPAYROLL TAXPENSIONPENSIONSPOLITICAL ECONOMYPREGNANCYPREVIOUS WORKPREVIOUS WORK EXPERIENCEPRIVATE NON-PROFITPRIVATE SECTORPRIVATE SECTORSPRODUCTIVITYPROFESSIONAL WOMENPROPORTION OF WOMENPROTECTION OF WOMENPUBLIC SECTOR JOBSRESIDENCERESUME WRITINGRETIREMENTRIGHTS OF WOMENRULE OF LAWSAFETYSAFETY NETSAFETY STANDARDSSAVINGSSERVANTSSERVICE EMPLOYMENTSERVICES CATEGORIESSHORT TERM EMPLOYMENTSICK LEAVESINGLE WOMENSKILLED WORKERSSMALL BUSINESSSMALL BUSINESSESSOCIAL INSURANCESOCIAL JUSTICESOCIAL SECURITYSOCIAL SECURITY PROGRAMSSOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEMSOCIAL WELFARESTATUS OF WOMENSTRUCTURAL UNEMPLOYMENTSUSTAINABILITYTRAINING CENTERSTRAINING COURSESUNDPUNEMPLOYEDUNEMPLOYED PERSONUNEMPLOYMENTUNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCEUNEMPLOYMENT RATESUNITED NATIONSUNMARRIED WOMENVOCATIONAL PROGRAMSVOCATIONAL TRAININGWAGE GAPWAGE LEVELSWAGE SUBSIDIESWAGE SUBSIDYWAGE SUBSIDY PROGRAMWAGESWIDOWWIDOWERWIFEWILLWIVESWOMANWORKERWORKING CONDITIONSWORKING HOURSWORKING WOMENYOUNG WOMEN10.1596/19994