RIYADH: Saudi women鈥檚 participation in the political affairs of the Kingdom has improved through the enactment of a series of legislative measures, according to a recent study.
One of these measures, which is considered the most important, has increased the participation of women in the Shoura Council.
However, the study found that such participation needs improvement, suggesting that Saudi women implement Shoura resolutions as well as the recommendations.
The study, titled 鈥淔actors affecting the activation of women鈥檚 political participation in 黑料社区,鈥� was a doctoral thesis written this year by Hind Al-Otaibi.
She expressed hope that her study would be a valuable contribution to ramp up women鈥檚 participation in the Kingdom鈥檚 political affairs.
The study aimed to find out 鈥渢he various factors affecting the activation level of political participation of women in Saudi society and to find the common trend among women in this area.鈥�
The study explained that 鈥渢he most important factor affecting the level of activation of the political participation of Saudi women is cultural.鈥�
鈥淭his clearly shows the lack of social acceptance of women鈥檚 work and achievement in the Kingdom鈥檚 political sphere,鈥� the study said.
The study explained that 鈥渄espite what characterized the Saudi women鈥檚 abilities, it did not result in minor changes in their political participation.鈥�
Based on its findings, the study aimed to provide a mechanism for activating political participation of Saudi women in contemporary times.
The writer employed a systematic theory as one of the modalities in conducting and writing the study, in addition to the usual interview as a tool for data collection.
The study was submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for a PhD at the Department of Sociology in the Faculty of Social and Administrative Sciences at Naif Arab University for Security Sciences.
Women鈥檚 participation in Saudi political process has improved
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