"Saudi Women's Rights According to International Regulations and Organizations and the New Societal Changes"

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Countries, major institutions and human rights organizations have been able to extract many rights that were stolen from women in the past. Those countries sign it with these organizations, and among the rights are family laws and family planning in European countries that equate the rights of women and men with the rights imposed on children.
Most of the international organizations, conventions and bodies have given great attention to women’s rights and the mechanisms for activating those rights. The interest of these organizations varied in aspects of political, cultural, social and even educational life. The interest of international organizations appears in the number of events held annually with the aim of shedding light on the gains and risks facing women’s life and freedom. The efforts of these organizations have resulted in important decisions through conferences, documents and pledges, as the world has witnessed continuous changes in women’s freedoms and their support at various levels.
The Kingdom has witnessed rapid developments in empowering women with many rights. In a few years, the size of the changes and the effects they have left have exceeded the sum of what has been achieved in the situation of women over the decades, particularly since the adoption of the girls’ education policy. There are a number of empowerment indicators.
Within the general policies and directions of Vision 2030, the continuation of developing women's talents, investing their energies, and enabling them to obtain appropriate opportunities to build their future and contribute to the development of society and its economy. In the second axis of Saudi Vision 2030 (a prosperous economy), the goals and commitments are to raise the rate of women's participation in the labor market. http://www.spa.gov.sa (Saudi Press Agency)
 The vision holds the keys to liberating Saudi women to participate actively in practical life. The vision plans aim, in addition to tackling unemployment and enhancing the economy’s ability to generate diverse job opportunities, to make the most of the energies of young men and women alike. Where the role of Saudi women under the Saudi Vision 2030 in the commercial and investment sector, their role in the Shura Council and electoral councils, and their active role in humanitarian and charitable work. (El-Sharqawy & Eid, 2019).

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