Women’s empowerment key to national development, progress - Lower House speaker

AMMAN — Lower House Speaker Ahmad Safadi on Saturday emphasised the need for continued empowerment of women in all sectors to enhance their participation in decision-making and contribute to the nation’s development and modernisation efforts.

Safadi congratulated Jordanian women on International Women's Day, commending their contributions, sacrifices and vital role in the progress of societies, and their impact as workers or housewives, expressing appreciation and pride in the mothers of the martyrs of the armed forces and security services who died in defence of the country.

He also saluted Palestinian women and mothers, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.