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New Quota for Women in Parliament
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(06/16/2007)
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The Cabinet is considering a plan to increase the quota of women’s seats from six to twelve before this year’s parliamentary elections. Leading figures in the Jordanian women’s movement, represented by the Jordan National Committee for Women along with other civil society organizations, are calling for one additional seat for each of the twelve governorates. There are 110 seats in the Lower House; six were reserved for women prior to the 2003 parliamentary elections.
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(2007/06/16)
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The Cabinet is considering a plan to increase the quota of women’s seats from six to twelve before this year’s parliamentary elections. Leading figures in the Jordanian women’s movement, represented by the Jordan National Committee for Women along with other civil society organizations, are calling for one additional seat for each of the twelve governorates. There are 110 seats in the Lower House; six were reserved for women prior to the 2003 parliamentary elections.
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Ruling Party MPs Against Quota for Women
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(11/21/2006)
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A large number of member of parliament from the ruling National Democratic Party expressed their opposition to the creation of a quota for women in parliament. They maintained that men and women should be equal before the law, with no positive discrimination of one gender over the other. Creating extra quotas could complicate things as there already exists a 50 percent quota for farmers and workers in the parliament. However, they also stated that they could review their position if there is an increase in the number of seats in parliament, in which case they could even create a quota for youths under the age of 35.
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(2006/11/21)
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