Saudi Women Leaders

Challenges and Opportunities

Dados Bibliográficos

ID16908670
AutoresMark C Thompson (0000-0003-3473-2325, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, autor correspondente)
Ano2015
Volume5
Fascículo1
Páginas15-36
Data de publicação2015-01-02
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of Arabian Studies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 2153-4764 • E-ISSN: 2153-4780
EditoraInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/21534764.2015.1050880
OpenAlexW1622568680
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas15
Referências citadas16

The January 2013 appointment of thirty Saudi women leaders to the Majlis al-Shura (Consultative Council) underlined the commitment of the late King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz to greater engagement by Saudi women in the national decision-making process. Institutions including the Council of Saudi Chambers of Commerce and Industry and the King Abdulaziz Center for National Dialogue now offer platforms for women to enter official deliberations, both nationally and regionally. This paper shows how Saudi women leaders confront and deal with the new challenges and opportunities available to them, and discusses some of the challenges they face, the methods they use to deal with such challenges, and ways and means through which they activate their leadership roles. Additionally, the study attempts to advance our understanding of the challenges and opportunities facing women at the forefront of societal reform, that is, the leaders of societal groupings arguing that Saudi female leaders, the "trailblazers", can play a positive role in Saudi national development

Face (sociological concept · Political science · Public relations · Social science · Sociology · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies · Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts · Public Administration · Socioeconomic Development in MENA