Jordanian women make inroads into top posts
Published 24 Feb,2021 via The Jordan Times AMMAN — Women in Jordan are taking on more non-conventional roles in the workforce, according to experts.
According to World Bank figures, women’s participation in the workforce in Jordan is estimated at 16 per cent.
“The percentage of women working in our company is 64 per cent, with half of them in senior positions. Women are capable of taking any role in the workforce, and we have witnessed many successes in Jordan for women in conventional as well as non-conventional jobs such as logistics, which is a male-dominated sector,” Abeer Qumsieh, founder and CEO of a consulting firm, told The Jordan Times.
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