Jordanian business and professional women should be considered key players in the
economic development of the country. During the past two decades, Jordanian
women proved to be capable of participating in guiding national policy and affecting
economic change through their involvement in business and professional associations
and assuming key positions in the private and public sectors. Women have had the
opportunity to assume major responsibilities through the Jordanian Cabinet,
government institutions, Upper and Lower Houses of Parliament in addition to
business associations – a sector that has become one of the key movers of the
Jordanian economy