It looks like a woman's world on the 29th floor of Tamkeen Tower, where a call center for Saudi Arabia's General Authority for Statistics overlooks the beige sprawl of Riyadh.
Social and economic changes are ripping through the country upending traditions, changing women’s lives all across the class spectrum and stirring resentment among some conservative Saudis.
(Bloomberg Markets) It looks like a woman’s world on the 29th floor of Tamkeen Tower, where a call center for Saudi Arabia’s General Authority for Statistics overlooks the beige sprawl of Riyadh.
Monday, 8 March, 2021 - 06:45
The Saudi Ministry of Culture is keen on providing a supportive and attractive environment that helps women innovate and excel. Riyadh - Asharq Al-Awsat
Ever since its establishment some two years ago, the Saudi Ministry of Culture has been seeking to achieve the goals of Vision 2030 through various channels.
Among them is the empowerment of women and bolstering their presence in the cultural field. This was achieved not just through supporting innovative Saudi women in various cultural sectors, but through hiring more women in the field. The ministry achieved record levels in this regard, whereby nearly 50 percent of its employees are women.
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Culture has reached a new gender balance of 50 percent in the workplace with many female employees holding top positions.
Dur Kattan, the general director of the deputyship of communication and media, outlined the Ministry of Culture’s mission of empowerment aligned with Vision 2030.
She said that Vision 2030 sought to “empower everyone; men and women. I am lucky to live in these supportive, inspiring and motivational circumstances, with men and women of my generation.”
Over the past two years, the ministry has been exploring new ways to empower Saudi women, not only by offering employment opportunities but also by providing skill development and professional training, and ensuring equal opportunities without gender bias.