1st Saudization, now ‘womanization’? More women of all ages to occupy leading government jobs, claims Saudi government

The new employment tactic of the Ministry of Civil Assistance will make certain Saudi girls with senior executive positions in governing administration, its deputy minister has stated.

Saleh Bin Abdul Rahman Al-Shuhaib did not specify when the tactic would be applied but explained increasing options for women of all ages in govt positions was a precedence in the ministry’s human resources progress guidelines.

Al-Shuhaib mentioned using gals in primary government positions was a problem that the new employment method would be focusing on.

“Providing females with executive positions will be inside of Islamic teachings and social values,” he said.

Al-Shuhaib reported the technique intends to make optimum use of women’s management talents to additional raise administrative advancement in the Kingdom. “This is not a travel that is constrained to Saudi Arabia alone. It is being followed by the most superior countries.”

Al-Shuhaib explained girls represent only 15 percent of executive leaders of 500 big corporations in the US regardless of accounting for 46.6 percent of the country’s workforce.

A recent statistical report issued by the ministry explained women hold about 34.49 p.c of governing administration work.

In accordance to the report, there have been 998,100 govt staff in the Kingdom consisting of 991,000 Saudi men and gals.

The report explained the remaining 7.92 percent of governing administration careers were crammed by non-Saudis.

A overall of 5,298 expatriate government workers ended up sacked in 2011 whilst 4,380 Saudi female authorities staff members remaining their jobs in the very same year, the analyze unveiled.