THE SAUDI WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT LEVEL AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN LIGHT OF SAUDI'S VISION 2030
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Women empowerment, Sustainable development, The kingdom’s vision 2030.Abstract
The current research seeks to investigate the level of empowerment of the Saudi women and its effect on sustainable development considering Saudi Arabia’s vision 2030. To reach these objectives, a descriptive-analytical method was implemented. For collecting data, a questionnaire was designed and distributed to women entrepreneurs in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The findings of the study revealed that Saudi women could construct new entrepreneurial businesses that contributed to increasing sustainable development as well as satisfying the demands of the labor market. Additionally, women's entrepreneurial work has also contributed to the recruitment of additional workforces over the past few years. The current research recommends that Saudi women need to implement a variety of entrepreneurial projects and provide due care to these projects. Increasing Saudi women’s participation in the workforce in its various sectors is the key to economic empowerment. As part of Saudi Arabia's vision 2030, a national strategy should be developed which ensures Saudi women’s significant role in entrepreneurship and enhance their ability to achieve sustainable development.
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