Saudi private sector leads surge in female employment, study shows
Published 25 Apr,2021 via Arab News - Economy DUBAI - The Saudi private sector is hiring women at twice the rate of the public sector, a new study reveals.
Between the beginning of 2019 and the end of 2020, Saudi women in the labor market grew by 64 percent, as the Kingdom underwent several social reforms, particularly for its female population.
The study, commissioned by US think tank Brookings Institute, showed the surge was “genuine, private-sector-led,” as female employment in these sectors rose by about 10 percent, twice as quickly as in the public sector, where it grew 5 percent.
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