The Princess Basma Center for Jordanian Women's Studies at Yarmouk University held its first council meeting, headed by Dr. Islam Massad, President of the University, with the participation of council members: Sharifa Noufa bint Nasser, Secretary General of the Jordanian National Committee for Women's Affairs, Engineer Maha Al-Ali, and Assistant Speaker of the House of Representatives, Representative Mayada Shuraim, and Engineer Sanaa Mahyar, a former member of the Anti- During the meeting, the Council made several decisions, the most important of which were to network with the Jordanian National Commission for Women's Affairs, establish a women's empowerment center in the north to provide the necessary services to raise women's status, and focus on studies that benefit society and development issues by forming an integrated research team.During the meeting, Al-Muhaisen also made a presentation on the center's accomplishments over the last six months and future goals.