The Economic Empowerment of Saudi Women in the Light of Saudi Vision 2030

Abstract

Women represent the productive capacity of society and activation of their economic participation is necessary for sustainable development of the economy and families. We aimed to study the level of economic empowerment of Saudi women, and the research has highlighted the barriers facing economic empowerment of women and has also provided some solutions to these barriers. Also, a proposed strategy was formulated aimed at raising the level of empowerment of Saudi women economically. The research used the descriptive analytical method, and the sample consisted of 509 individuals comprising faculty members, leaders, and other employees within the university. The results of the main study showed that indicators for the economic empowerment of Saudi women were found to be acceptable in the perception of respondents. The research concluded that there were no statistically significant differences in respondents’ opinions towards the level of empowering Saudi women. We propose strategies as per the estimated results to improve the economic empowerment of Saudi women. The most important recommendation is to expand women's participation in public and private institutions.