Jordan: Selected Issues

Author: International Monetary Fund. Middle East and Central Asia Dept.

Volume/Issue: Volume 2022 Issue 222

Publication date: July 2022

ISBN: 9798400215582

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Labor , Money and Monetary Policy , International - Economics , Industries - Hospitality Travel and Tourism , Gender Studies , B , dissecting GDP growth , tourism growth , tourism sector growth , employment outcome , tourism fluctuation , participation opportunity , business environment indicator , labor market market trend , Women , Total factor productivity , Tourism , Labor productivity , Productivity , Global , Middle East , North Africa , East Africa , Sub-Saharan Africa , Asia and Pacific

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Summary

This Selected Issues paper explores the main obstacles related to low female labor force participation in Jordan. Lack of access to safe and reliable public transportation can hamper labor market choices for women. Gender-based legal restrictions may also prevent women from participating in the labor market. The analysis concludes that structural variables and regulations are the main drivers of the gender gap in participation and employment outcomes in Jordan. Based on the regression results, there is a statistically significant relationship between the structural variables and regulations and the gap in both participation and employment. The results for Jordan are also compared with the Middle East and North Africa region. It finds that gender disparity in labor market participation in Jordan is not due to access to basic services such as education and health but is rather based on structural and legal impediments. Particularly, structural variables as well as regulations help explain the gap in participation rates between men and women.