Welcome to JoWomenomics
Discover who we are and what we do
JoWomenomics (JW) is a Jordanian non-profit organization envisioning a just society providing equitable opportunities and enabling work environments for women to fully partake in Jordan's economic and social development.
Since its inception in 2014, JW is continuously striving to attain its goal of gender equality across all 12 governorates of the Kingdom of Jordan.
JW provides gender training to women and girls to ensure greater agency and control over their lives. Building the capacity of women and girls in employability, basic life skills, work ethics, JW has established more than 30 private sector partnerships to train and employ 650 Jordanian and Syrian women in six communities across four Jordanian governorates.
In addition, JW believes that families and communities need to understand the importance of women economic participation. To that end, JW has conducted 52 FICR community dialogue sessions to challenge gender norms and transform belief systems, involving more than 4000 community members in critical discussions of women's role in the public sphere.
JW has also successfully advocated for the amendment of Articles 29 & 69 of the Jordanian Labour Law, introducing anti-harassment legislation and abolishing restrictions on working hours and access to specific sectors for women.
JW has set up a new think tank called FICRI (Feminist Integrated Center for Research
and Innovation) to address systemic gender inequality and biases and to establish institutions and policies committed that are committed to holistic, evidence-based approaches to tackle gender inequality. The Center uses feminist jurisprudence process encouraging authentic true dialogue about laws based on local knowledge and history.
Our Four Pillars
Feminist Policies
Feminist Communities
Feminist Education
In collaboration with FICRI, JoWomenomics utilizes a complementary approach to promoting mindset change.
Feminist Education
Feminist Communities
Feminist Education
A transformative, market-oriented learning approach to nurture an ecofeminist economy.
Feminist Communities
Feminist Communities
Feminist Communities
Shifting our masculine-driven communities to a more collective, interdependent and collaborative model.
Feminist Enterprises
Feminist Communities
Feminist Communities
Changing perceptions of female breadwinners, gender-based pay, veiled and unveiled women, and female-led startups.
Our Model
Integral Framework for an Ecofeminist Economy (IFREE)
Maintaining a visionary feminist ethos, the Feminist Integral Center for Research and Innovation (FICRI) maintains an ethos to produce an ecosystem that is conducive to innovative policy development; inclusive to gender equality and economic empowerment. FICRI seeks to achieve the following outcomes:
Community-Based Projects
Latest NEWS
Labour minister stresses women’s inclusion in development
Labour minister stresses women’s inclusion in development
Labour minister stresses women’s inclusion in development
Minister of Labour Nadia Rawabdeh said that support of women’s inclusion in all economic sectors is a necessity for building inclusive economies and achieving sustainable development.
JoWomenomics also launched its campaign titled “Our Awareness is Important” during the conference, aimed at spreading awareness about women’s rights in the workplace.
UNESCO Prize for Girls' and Women's Education
Labour minister stresses women’s inclusion in development
Labour minister stresses women’s inclusion in development
Dr. Mayada Abu Jaber was appointed by the Director-General of UNESCO as a regional representative for the International Prize Committee of the UNESCO Prize for Girls' and Women's Education, based on her experience in the field of girls’ and women’s education
Symposium in Beijing
Labour minister stresses women’s inclusion in development
Round Table on the Protection of Working Women
The International Symposium on “Transforming Education for Girls and Women in the New Era; Inclusion, Equity and Quality" was held on March 28th, 2023, in Beijing, China.
Dr. Mayyada Abu Jaber, CEO, highlighted the mandate of JoWomenomics to create a feminist economy that fosters diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Round Table on the Protection of Working Women
Advcacy to recognize Social Enterprises in Jordan
Round Table on the Protection of Working Women
The chairperson of a coalition of women parliamentarians from Arab countries called for combating violence against women, MP Wafaa Bani Mustafa, to come up with a system of supporting legislation that supports the role of women in all fields.
Advcacy to recognize Social Enterprises in Jordan
Advcacy to recognize Social Enterprises in Jordan
Advcacy to recognize Social Enterprises in Jordan
