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  • Over 350,000 women got divorced in Saudi Arabia in 2022

    This came according to a latest report issued by the Kingdom’s General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) in ‘Saudi Women’s Report 2022’. The 30 to 34 age group had the highest divorce rate with more than 54,000 cases, followed by the 35 to 39 age group with more than 53,000 divorces and 15 to 19 age group with over 2,400 cases.

  • Saudi Arabia’s RSIFF cancels ‘Women in Cinema’ gala due to Hollywood strikes

    Red Sea International Film Festival’s (RSIFF) ‘Women in Cinema’ gala event has been cancelled due to the ongoing actors and writers strike in Hollywood. RSIFF CEO Mohammed Al-Turki took to Instagram on Monday evening to announce the news, writing, “Due to the actors' strike and in solidarity with the actors, we are unable to proceed with the Women in Cinema event scheduled to be held on the 1st of September in Venice, Italy,” he wrote.

  • Sleysla — a commitment to Saudi heritage and women’s empowerment at its center

    Sleysla’s handmade products are made with eco-friendly and sustainable materials, reviving Saudi cultural heritage while making a fashion statement with bold colors and designs. More than just a brand for cultural goods, the Sleysla Center for Developing Saudi Heritage is one of the most prominent cultural initiatives, founded in 2008 under Saudi Arabia’s Al-Faisalya Women Welfare Society. The center’s chairman of the board and president is Princess Fahda bint Saud bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud.

  • Empowering the future: The rising women workforce in Saudi Arabia’s private sector

    Ahmad highlighted the transformative socio-economic changes underway in Saudi Arabia, driven by its Vision 2030 agenda, with a strong emphasis on women’s empowerment. Over the past five years, the labor force participation rate of Saudi women has risen by an impressive 67 percent, from 21 percent in 2017 to 35 percent in 2022, signaling a supportive shift in government policies.

  • U.S. Fellowship Program Empowers Thirty-Four Saudi Women Entrepreneurs to Achieve Greater Professional Heights

    The WIn Fellowship is a women’s entrepreneurship and empowerment partnership between U.S. Embassy Riyadh, the Atlantic Council, Georgetown University’s McDonough Business School, and PepsiCo. It delivers a year-long virtual program that includes mentoring and networking opportunities with leading U.S. and Middle East business executives, government officials, and policy professionals. At the end of the program, five WIn program participants will participate in a one-week exchange in the United States in Washington, DC.

  • Women have become vital contributors to Saudi Arabia’s economic future: Princess Reema

    Saudi reforms have positioned women to become key contributors to the economic future of the country, said Princess Reema bint Bandar, the Kingdom’s ambassador to the US. Princess Reema outline some of the progress made in the Kingdom since the introduction of the Saudi Vision 2030 reform program. She said the national agenda, led by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, has put inclusivity at the forefront. “Today in the Kingdom, we have more women receiving advanced degrees than men, more women enrolling in STEM, and more than 40% of small and medium-sized startup companies are owned by women. Women today in Saudi Arabia enjoy equal pay,” she said. “The World Bank looked at 190 economies and they ranked Saudi Arabia number one in terms of economic and social progress for women.”

  • Saudi football strategy: International transfers, youth development, women’s league, squad management

    Among a number of new regulations and initiatives to be revealed ahead of the new season, the SPL will increase the playing time of young Saudi players in the league by reducing the age of eligibility from 18 years old to 16 years old, with immediate effect for the 2023-2024 season. A further step focused on youth development will see the reduction squad sizes from the current number of 35 players overall, to 25 senior players with the remaining 10 squad members all having to be under the age of 21 years old, from the 2025-2026 season.

  • Saudi football strategy: International transfers, youth development, women’s league, squad management

    Among a number of new regulations and initiatives to be revealed ahead of the new season, the SPL will increase the playing time of young Saudi players in the league by reducing the age of eligibility from 18 years old to 16 years old, with immediate effect for the 2023-2024 season. A further step focused on youth development will see the reduction squad sizes from the current number of 35 players overall, to 25 senior players with the remaining 10 squad members all having to be under the age of 21 years old, from the 2025-2026 season.

  • Saudi, Kuwaiti women embark on quest of a lifetime

    The hike will take five to six months to complete and will cover 4,265 km, 26 national forests, seven national parks, five state parks and 33 federally mandated wildernesses. They are aiming to finish the PCT by the end of September or in the beginning of October by averaging 32 km per day.

  • UN report calls on Saudi Arabia to release 2 women jailed over tweets, alleging rights abuses

    U.N. human rights experts on Friday called for the release of two Saudi Arabian women they say were arbitrarily detained and denied basic rights after tweeting criticism of the kingdom’s policies. Salma al-Shehab was sentenced to 34 years in prison and Nourah bint Saeed al-Qahtani was sentenced to 45 years last summer after they were arrested in separate cases in 2021. They were found guilty by a special court originally established to try terror suspects but which has broadened its mandate in recent years amid a heavy crackdown on dissent.