Agenda:

9:30 - 10:00 Registration and Reception

10:00 - 10:30 Opening Session and Welcoming Remarks:
• Address by Mr. Oraib Al Rantawi, Director General of the Al Quds Center for Political Studies
• Address by Ms. Rita Furuseth Sandberg, Minister Counselor and Deputy Head of the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Amman

10:30 - 12:30 First Session:
Presentation of the Results of the Study: Considering the Relationship Between the Pressures of Conceptions of Masculinity and Domestic Violence and Comments from Specialists.
Session Moderator
Dr. Fadia Ibrahim, Executive Director, National Center for Social Justice.
Speakers:
• Presentation of the Results of the Study
Dr. Atif Al Qasim, Researcher in Psychology and Gender Studies.

• How do we explain the divergent behaviors arising in the context of the relationship between pressures on men and domestic violence?
Dr. Hussein Muhaadeen, Professor of Sociology and Criminology, Mu’tah University

• The role of the religious sermon in the development of an ethical stance against violence in the Jordanian family
Dr. Rabie Al-Aydi, Professor of Philosophy and an Islamic Thinker
General Discussion

12:30 - 1:00 Coffee Break
1:00 - 2:30 Second Session:
The Relationship Between the Pressures of Conceptions of Masculinity and Domestic Violence: Policies and Legislation.
Session Moderator
H.E MP Mayada Shareem, Member of the Coalition of Women MPS from Arab Countries and Member of the Women and Family Affairs Parliamentary Committee
Speakers:
• The facts and figures of domestic violence and the lessons to be learnt to develop the system of protection from this violence
H.E Colonel Firas Al-Rasheed, Director of Family Protection and Juvenile Department at the Public Security Directorate.

• The oversight role of the Women and Family Affairs Committee in strengthening the system of protection from domestic violence
H.E MP Abeer Al Jabour, Head of the Women and Family Affairs Parliamentary Committee.
General Discussion

2:30 Lunch