• Female adult literacy rose from 46.8% in 1972 to 84.4% in 1996
• Women represent 35.5% of students in natural sciences at the tertiary level
• The lack of daycare and maternity leave within the private sector prevents married women with families from working
• Social norms value male workers as family “breadwinners”, which justify men earning higher salaries than women.

Gender Policy Framework

• The Jordanian National Committee for Women (JNCW) JNCW advocates for policies supportive of women's economic, social, and political interests.
• The National Strategy for Women supports equal access to education.

Non-government Gender & IT Activities

• Sisterhood is Global-Jordan provides women with instruction and training on using computers and the Internet for research and advocacy.
• Arab Women Connect explores the potentials and applications of new information and communication technologies for Arab women's empowerment.
• Jordanian Women's Union (JWU) conducts training workshops in computer skills, internet and accounting.