Okaz/Saudi Gazette

RIYADH — The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development has revealed that Saudi women engineers make up six percent of engineers in the labor market, according to the data of the General Organization for Social Insurance (GOSI).

A source in the ministry said that this percentage represents the size of female engineering graduates compared to their male counterparts, and this percentage could be higher due to the delay in granting accreditation of various engineering specializations for girl students.

Speaking to Okaz/Saudi Gazette, the ministry source said that this field is one of the promising areas for Saudi women engineers in the future, especially in the wake of the ministry’s recent decision to Saudize engineering professions.

The source noted that Saudi female engineers can join their professions in five majors and they are interior design, project engineer, architect, computer electronics engineer, and general industrial engineer.

According to the source, the ministry is seeking to raise the Saudization rates based on the volume of male and female engineers graduating annually, and to monitor the changes in the labor market with regular updates in order to maintain a balance between supply and demand.