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What policies can help increase female labour force participation in Jordan?

Project Active from to Women's Economic Empowerment

This project investigates the impact of several policy reforms on female labor force participation (FLFP) in Jordan, where FLFP is a pressing gender equality and economic policy issue. The project establishes the level of compliance with these policies and take-up by women and then estimates the causal impact of the reforms.

Researchers

Ragui

Ragui Assaad

Professor, Planning and Public Affairs, University of Minnesota

Caroline Krafft

Associate Professor, University of Minnesota

Project outputs

Report cover page

How can Jordan increase female labour force participation?

Paloma Avendano, Ruotong Li, Ragui Assaad, Caroline Krafft
Policy brief
Report cover page

The impact of early childhood care and education on maternal employment in Jordan

Caroline Krafft, Ragui Assaad, Ruotong Li, Paloma Avendano
Working paper

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