Representative of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women in Jordan (UN Women) Ziad Sheikh said Jordan has made "great" progress in empowering women politically and economically.
The UN Women, as an international body, realizes the diversity of laws and legislations that distinguish between women and men in various political, economic, and even personal life areas, he said in an interview with "Petra" on Sunday.
Continuing: “The UN Women's support for the main partners, especially the ministerial committee related to women’s affairs, concerned institutions, and international partners for a situation that includes all the Kingdom's governorates, and not limiting the empowerment speech to women in the capital only."
