Empowering women in Saudi universities: Realizing Vision 2030

Abstract

The study identifies the degree of women’s empowerment in Saudi universities and their effective role in strengthening community partnership to achieve the future vision 2030. The study participants were 39 Saudi female faculty members in decision-making positions in Saudi government universities as participants of the study. Data were collected using a questionnaire to measure the level of empowerment of Saudi women and their active role in promoting community partnership to achieve the Vision 2030. Results showed that 51.8% of the participants considered Saudi women’s empowerment as central to societal development, 53.8% considered women to be empowered in the country, while 30.8% identified challenges in Saudi women’s participation in community service, and 66.7% of the indicators exhibited Saudi women as empowered in the institutions of higher education. The study concludes with recommending the necessity of media awareness of the importance of empowering women in Saudi society, and the need to stimulate mechanisms for empowering Saudi women and their participation in the workforce.