Title: Barriers to employing women with disabilities in Jordanian organisations

Authors: Worud Awamleh; Saida Kuftan Al-Adwan; Areen A.Q. Almajali; Hussein Khazer Almajali

Addresses: Psychology and Special Education Department, Princess Alia University College, Al-Balqa Applied University, Al-Salt, 19117, Jordan ' Psychology and Special Education Department, Princess Alia University College, Al-Balqa Applied University, Al-Salt, 19117, Jordan ' Department of Psychology and Special Education, Princess Alia University College, Al-Balqa Applied University, P.O. Box 19144, Amman, 11196, Jordan ' Applied Psychology Department, College of Education, Humanities and Social Sciences, Al Ain University, P.O. Box 112612, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Abstract: This study aims to identify the barriers facing the employment of women with disabilities in Jordanian institutions. The study used the descriptive comparative research method, as it is suitable for research purposes. To verify the views of employers and female workers with disabilities about these barriers, the researchers prepared a questionnaire divided into four domains (personal difficulties, family difficulties, functional administrative difficulties, and environmental difficulties). The results of the study indicated that the difficulties facing the employment of female workers with disabilities came to a high degree while difficulties of employing female workers with disabilities from the point of view of the employers of Jordanian institutions came to a medium degree. The results also indicated that there were statistically significant differences between the difficulties of employing female workers with disabilities due to the variable of the type of disability.

Keywords: women; women with disabilities; working women; Jordanian institutions.

DOI: 10.1504/IJBIR.2025.149642

International Journal of Business Innovation and Research, 2025 Vol.38 No.3, pp.264 - 287

Received: 05 Aug 2022
Accepted: 10 Sep 2022
Published online: 10 Nov 2025 *

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