Western Asia countries, including Jordan, have successfully reduced maternal and child deaths and expanded access to primary education, according to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Report 2013...According to a Labour Observatory report launched in 2012, 14.9 per cent of Jordanian women participate in the workforce, compared with 64.8 per cent of men. International Labour Organisation figures also show that half of employed women in Jordan are paid 33 per cent less than their male counterparts.