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  • Saudi women entrepreneurs fight cultural conditioning

    While “the number of Saudi women entrepreneurs grew significantly from 2007 to 2017,” entrepreneurship remains the exception as the vast majority of Saudi citizens prefer public sector employment attracted by high wages, social benefits and job security — government departments pay 59% more than the private sector.

  • Small-scale factories to encourage Saudi women investors

    Seeking to empower women entrepreneurship in the industrial sector, the Saudi Organization for Industrial Estates and Technology Zones (MODON) announced plans to establish fully equipped small-scale factories that sit on top of 200 square meters each.

  • Saudi Podcast Helps Women, Men to Overcome The Social Stigma of Divorce

    In June, 4,079 divorce certificates were issued in Saudi Arabia — 30 times more than the 134 granted in April when authorities began implementing strict movement restrictions. The sudden spike is extreme, but nevertheless mirrors a dramatic increase in divorce rates in the Kingdom in recent years.

  • Saudi Arabia appoints 10 women to senior roles in holy mosques

    The women were appointed in the two holy mosques in Mecca and Medina across various departments, including administrative and technical, according to statement released by the general presidency for the affairs of the two holy mosques.

  • CNBC’s Hadley Gamble talks about Lebanon, Saudi Arabia and women journalists covering the Middle East

    CNBC News Anchor and International Correspondent Hadley Gamble discusses what Lebanon’s creditors may be thinking; the future of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman’s Vison 2030; her career covering the Middle East; the impact of the #metoo for women journalists, and more.

  • How the coronavirus pandemic affects Saudi women

    Saudi women are playing a major part in the socioeconomic transformation under Vision 2030. The government of Saudi Arabia is implementing a broad program of gender reforms for which it received international recognition. It is ranked first in the GCC and second in the Arab World in the World Bank Business and Law Report (2020) for twelve regulations pertaining to women. Examples of new amendments to the laws include protecting women from discrimination in employment and in accessing financial services. The retirement age for men and women has also been equalized at 60 years, prolonging women’s employment duration, earnings and contributions.

  • Saudi SIDF, through W20, strives to enhance women’s role in industrial sector

    The Saudi Industrial Development Fund (SIDF), represented by Riyadh’s Alnahda Society, is the hosting organization of the Woman 20 (W20) summit, which aims to enhance women’s participation in the Kingdom’s industrial sector, the Saudi Press Agency reported. The W20 is an official G20 engagement group focused on women’s empowerment and gender equality. The W20’s primary objective is to ensure that gender considerations are mainstreamed into G20 discussions and translate into the G20 Leaders’ Declaration as policies and commitments that foster gender equality and women’s economic empowerment.

  • Women form 27.5% of the labor market; 391 Saudi women given leadership training

    The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development has made big strides in their Saudization drive and is continuing to localize several sectors and raise the percentage of participation of Saudi men and women in the private sector and the labor market, Saudi Press Agency (SPA) said Thursday. Meanwhile, the ministry has narrowed the gap between the workforce of both sexes in the labor market. In this regard, the ministry revealed a high indicator of women’s share in the labor market from the workforce, for Q1 2020.

  • Saudi Arabia appoints 13 women to Human Rights Commission

    Saudi Arabia has reshuffled the Human Rights Council by appointing 13 women as members in a move that will have a great impact on the mission of the kingdom to promote human rights for Saudis and expats, Saudi media reported.

  • Saudi Street Stylebook ‘Under The Abaya’ Celebrates Women’s Empowerment

    Saudi Arabia’s first-ever street style book launched by Saudi entrepreneur and industry leader Marriam Mossalli, “Under the Abaya: Street Style from Saudi Arabia,” is groundbreaking in its exposure of the Kingdom’s unique fashion scene, still little-known outside the country.