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  • Saudi Arabia: Female educators to teach fourth graders in public schools

    The Saudi Ministry of Education has unveiled plans to further the joint education initiative by allowing female teachers to instruct fourth grade students in public schools. As the new academic year 1445 AH commences, three schools have been earmarked for this progressive change.

  • Saudi Arabia: Female educators to teach fourth graders in public schools

    This shift is set to begin on Sunday as students, both male and female, return to their classrooms. This move builds on a prior decision by the ministry. Female educators were previously given the green light to teach all primary-level students in private and international schools across various regions and governorates of the Kingdom.

  • Athlete becomes first Saudi female weightlifter to win Asian medal

    Layan Al-Qurashi has made Saudi sporting history by becoming the first female weightlifter to win a medal at Asian competition level.

  • Saudi Arabia’s Princess Reema to head female-centered well-being company: PIF

    Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) announced on Monday the establishment of a female-centered health and well-being company with Princess Reema bint Bandar as its head, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. The Kayanee Company will focus on women’s health and the lifestyle of future generations of young women through six offerings that include fitness, apparel, personal care and treatments, nutrition and diagnostics, healthy eating, and learning.

  • More women-led funds ‘will boost female entrepreneurship in the UAE’

    “We rarely see VCs are run by females and that is unfortunate … we receive a lot of pitches related to start-ups but not many women are looking for funding. They are not having the right networking opportunities of knowing the person who knows the right person to connect them for business or funding,” Ms El Zayat said.

  • Saudi private sector female workforce hits record 900,000

    The number of female Saudis working at the kingdom’s private sector surpassed the 900,000 mark for the first time in May, official figures say. The record number was reached amid robust efforts in Saudi Arabia to empower women and boost their engagement in the job market.

  • Saudi females are driving the SME boom in the Kingdom

    As the Kingdom continues to transform both economically and socially, ushering in a host of new institutes, ministries and mega and giga-projects, a large segment in its change is growth in the private sector. In February this year, the non-oil element of this witnessed its highest growth since 2015, with the Kingdom’s Purchasing Managers Index hitting 59.8, up from 58.2 in January. At the helm of Saudi Arabia’s private sector growth are small and medium enterprises, with many increasingly led by the Kingdom’s women.

  • What It’s Like to be a Female Tour Guide in Saudi Arabia

    The vast majority of people in Saudi Arabia are very generous with tourists. I’ve seen this even in remote villages, where people tend to be very religious — they’re really helping tourists, especially hitchhikers and cyclists who sometimes just appear out of nowhere. And look at a place like Al Ula, in the northwest, where you see so many tourists now. At first, some local people might have been skeptical about the crowds, the noise, the visitors. But then they started to see the jobs, the money, the extra work that they could find through tourism — they became aware of the opportunities. Now, they are very happy with tourism.

  • Women making waves: First Iranian and Saudi female surfers at a World Surfing Games stand up for female empowerment

    “It means a lot. We’re the three of us. We're the first females to compete and go to the World Surfing Games and it's an honour and it just feels great to pave the way for all the other young generations, females, especially in Saudi,” Alfaqeef said. _“_The journey just started and it's a long way, but I'm so happy and proud to be the first.

  • Women in Tech programme awards $50,000 to three Saudi female-led startups

    The leading global banking group, Standard Chartered, and the region’s leading full-fledged investment firm, Falak Investment Hub, announced the successful completion of the “Standard Chartered Women in Tech” programme by selecting eight female-led startups through an independent panel of judges. The entrepreneurs, who underwent an 8-week incubator programme, showcased innovative ideas in various sectors, including fintech, health tech, property tech, and edutainment.