Saudi Arabia: Women Constitute 41 Percent of G20 Secretariat
- Date: 22-Oct-2020
- Source: Al Bawaba
- Sector:Economy
- Country:Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Women Constitute 41 Percent of G20 Secretariat
Forty one percent of the G20 Saudi Secretariat employees are women, G20 Executive Director Reem Al-Frayan said during a virtual conference on Monday.
Al-Frayan shared figures from the Saudi development scenes, spanning sports to politics with the audience in a talk titled “G20: French Saudi Women”, organized by the Saudi Embassy in France.
The talk discussed a range of subjects — tackling everything from automation in tomorrow's jobs to maternity leave policy.
“We also note great advances for Saudi women in the sports sphere: ⅓ Saudi athletes present at the last Olympic Games were women,” Al-Frayan added.
The Saudi Permanent Delegate to the UNESCO Princess Haifaa Al-Mogrin led the discussion on women's empowerment.
Princess Haifaa pointed it out that ”a central theme of G20 meetings on which Saudi Arabia presides this year,” reporting impressive figures: