AMMAN — Samir Al-Rifai, the first vice president of
the Senate, has announced that the women's quota in elections will come to an
end within the next 10 years, as women will have a stronger role in the
election process, according to Hala News.
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Speaking at the
National Convention in a talk titled "The reality of women's party
participation, one year after the approval of the parties law 2022,” Rifai
emphasized the importance of enhancing the role of women in the political,
economic, and social spheres.
"Women in the Arab world suffer, whether politically, economically, or in terms of wages.”
The talk was
hosted by Hayat Center-Rased in cooperation with the Greater Amman
Municipality-Community Development Committee.
Rifai stated
that celebrating Women's Day in Jordan has become “protocol” to some, adding that
the role of women has witnessed a renaissance since the start of this year,
coinciding with the launch of the phases of the political modernization vision.
He also
stressed the importance of gender equality in wages, which came in response to
broad demands during the past years.
Rifai added:
"Women in the Arab world suffer, whether politically, economically, or in
terms of wages.”
During the
convention, Rifai said that many political parties have adjusted their
conditions to comply with the amendments to the Political Parties Law, which
will give a new face to the Parliament in Jordan.
Wisdom is not in the number of parties in Jordan, but rather in their programs and the extent to which they can be implemented in the coming years.
Rifai
emphasized that the wisdom is not in the number of parties in Jordan, but
rather in their programs and the extent to which they can be implemented in the
coming years.
Rifai added
that the role of women in democratic life should be strengthened by enhancing
their political participation and role in parties.
He also pointed
to the importance of the outputs of the political modernization committee in
enhancing the role of women.
Meanwhile, Amer
Bani Amer, the director of Rased, said that Jordan needs to protect the
political and economic role of women from hate speech directed against them.
Bani Amer added
that it is necessary to enhance the political role of women, so that their role
is not limited to the women's quota in elections.
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