Saudi Arabia moves up global women inclusion rankings: World Bank
February 24, 2021, 11:37 am

Saudi Arabia moves up global women inclusion rankings: World Bank

Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 program aims to raise the participation of women in the labor market from 22 percent to 30 percent. (File photo: Reuters)

Saudi Arabia has made progress for the second year in a row in the “Women, Business and Law 2021” report issued by the World Bank, scoring 80 points out of 100, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported on Wednesday.

The report is “a series of annual studies measuring the laws and regulations that affect women’s economic opportunity in 190 economies,” according to the World Bank website.

Last year, the Kingdom scored 70.6 out of 100. This year’s score of 80 raised Saudi Arabia’s ranking to become one of the leading countries of the report in the Middle East and North Africa region.

According to the World Bank report, this achievement by the Kingdom is “an affirmation of the strength and continued momentum of legislative reforms in laws and regulations related to women, as the Kingdom has achieved gender equality in all areas of employment, to meet the needs of the labor market,” SPA said.

Saudi women work at a dates packaging factory in Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia. (Reuters)

The Kingdom has achieved a full score of 100 in five main indicators out of eight measured by the World Bank report: mobility, pension, entrepreneurship, workplace, and pay.

Dr. Majid bin Abdullah al-Qasabi, the Minister of Commerce and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Competitiveness Center, said that this achievement comes as a result of Saudi Arabia’s King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s keenness to implementing reforms in the Kingdom, according to SPA.

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The minister expressed his appreciation to the government agencies that have contributed to the implementation of legislative reforms aimed at enhancing the role of women in economic development and raising the Kingdom’s competitiveness regionally and globally.

He added that the Kingdom’s Vision 2030 has “contributed to supporting the implementation of these reforms.”

Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 program aims to raise the participation of women in the labor market from 22 percent to 30 percent.

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BENEFIT, the Kingdom’s innovator and leading company in Fintech and electronic financial transactions service, has sponsored the BuildHer CityHack 2025 Hackathon, a two-day event spearheaded by the College of Engineering and Technology at the Royal University for Women (RUW).
Aimed at secondary school students, the event brought together a distinguished group of academic professionals and technology experts to mentor and inspire young participants.
More than 100 high school students from across the Kingdom of Bahrain took part in the hackathon, which featured an intensive programme of training workshops and hands-on sessions. These activities were tailored to enhance participants’ critical thinking, collaborative problem-solving, and team-building capabilities, while also encouraging the development of practical and sustainable solutions to contemporary challenges using modern technological tools.
BENEFIT’s Chief Executive Mr. Abdulwahed AlJanahi, commented: “Our support for this educational hackathon reflects our long-term strategic vision to nurture the talents of emerging national youth and empower the next generation of accomplished female leaders in technology. By fostering creativity and innovation, we aim to contribute meaningfully to Bahrain’s comprehensive development goals and align with the aspirations outlined in the Kingdom’s Vision 2030—an ambition in which BENEFIT plays a central role.”
Professor Riyadh Yousif Hamzah, President of the Royal University for Women, commented: “This initiative reflects our commitment to advancing women in STEM fields. We're cultivating a generation of creative, solution-driven female leaders who will drive national development. Our partnership with BENEFIT exemplifies the powerful synergy between academia and private sector in supporting educational innovation.”
Hanan Abdulla Hasan, Senior Manager, PR & Communication at BENEFIT, said: “We are honoured to collaborate with RUW in supporting this remarkable technology-focused event. It highlights our commitment to social responsibility, and our ongoing efforts to enhance the digital and innovation capabilities of young Bahraini women and foster their ability to harness technological tools in the service of a smarter, more sustainable future.”
For his part, Dr. Humam ElAgha, Acting Dean of the College of Engineering and Technology at the University, said: “BuildHer CityHack 2025 embodies our hands-on approach to education. By tackling real-world problems through creative thinking and sustainable solutions, we're preparing women to thrive in the knowledge economy – a cornerstone of the University's vision.”