Background

The Who Is She database was created in connection with the project “Engendering the Public Sphere”, a Jordanian-Danish bilateral project. The database is an Arabic/ English version of a Danish database developed and hosted by KVINFO the Danish Center for Information on Women and Gender. The decision to make a Jordanian database was made upon a visit by the team of The Jordanian National Comssion for Women JNCW to KVINFO in fall 2006. On this occasion JNCW was introduced to KVINFOs Database of Women Experts and it was decided to deploy the database at JNCW as part of the project of creating a more gender sensitive public sphere. The database is available in both languages, Arabic and English and hosted at KVINFO.

Purpose

The Who is She database is designed for the use of journalists and broadcasters, for ministries, local governments, organisations and NGOs, for industries and private and public businesses. The database provides easy-to-access information on Women experts for interviews or expert statements.  Here you may find just the right lecturer, facilitator, or consultant. A simple search will provide the names of the most suitable women candidates for appointments in private and public office, for committees, tribunals, commissions and councils

Profiles

The women included in the database come from all walks of life: ministers and politicians, opinion leaders, directors and managing directors from the private as well as the public sector, lawyers and bankers, union leaders and activists, doctors and specialised nurses, scholars and researchers, writers and artists. All the women have distinguished themselves within their particular field and all have been personally invited to join the database and have accepted the invitation.

The Who is She database is easy to use. It is possible to search for a specific person, or for specific areas of expertise. In each case, the database will generate a profile or profiles of women experts. At a glance, each profile contains information of the experts name, title and position, place of work and contact information, present and former working experience, areas of expertise, educational background, publications, and, when relevant, chairmanship and/or membership of boards and committees. And the user can reach thr expert from diferent paths, either by searching her name, or searching her field  of spaeciality.

The Who is She databse, is considered to be the first of its kind in Jordan, as it includes all Jordanian Expertise in one place. Mentioning that this databse comes from one regional project, that started in Jordan, Lebanon , Egypt and recently in Palestine.

 It's worth to mention too, that the Experts selection process, wen through selsection criteria, and several meetings for the selection comittee. The selection criteria is comprehensive , it included the Technical Expertise,and educational background, in addition to the different distinguished accomplishments through her career , taking into consideratuion the publications produced by the expert.