The center for women’s studies is considered to be one of the main units at The University of Jordan, awarding Masters Degrees in this field. The center increasingly gets the attention and support of Her Royal Highness Princess Basma Bin Talal. The center was founded in 2006 after it was originally a program in Women's Studies that was established in 1998. The Program grew to become a department for Women Studies, and then it became a specialized center in women's issues at both the local and the global levels.