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Saudi Arabia’s<\/a> relentless growth in the field of diversity and inclusion is a reform that’s being noticed and celebrated.<\/p>\n

Adding more to a series of unyielding devotion to boost women in leadership roles, the Shura Council, spearheaded by His Majesty King Salaman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, proudly welcomes a roster of 19 women to the council.<\/p>\n

With newly appointed female members, such as Dr Arwa Al Rashid, a consultant in healthcare and Dr Amal Qattan, a scientist in the Department of Molecular Oncology, this calls to attention the importance of gender inclusion in the Kingdom of Saudi<\/p>\n

Changes For Women Under Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman\u2019s Leadership<\/h3>\n

Already transforming the Kingdom in substantial ways, HH Prince Mohammed Bin Salman<\/a> has spearheaded reform for Saudi women across different facets of life.<\/p>\n

Since the early 1980s, the female population of Saudi Arabia have not been permitted to operate a vehicle. But in September 2017, MBS officially revoked the ban, allowing women behind the wheel for the first time in decades.<\/p>\n

Not only that, MBS made waves in self-expression. As of 2018 the crown prince also has officially given women the choice to wear the hijab\/abaya. Once a mandatory law, women are legally not required to wear any sort of head covering unless within religious sites.<\/p>\n

In conjunction with dissimilarities in wages, a discrepancy between the amount of men in high-power places versus women also exists across societies. Setting out to change that however, MBS has placed many royal and influential women in high-regarded roles. For instance, in 2013, HH Princess Reema Bint Bandar became the first woman to serve as the President of the Saudi Federation for Community Sports<\/a>.<\/p>\n

What is the Shura Council?<\/h2>\n

The Shura Council, also known as Majlis al-Shura, is a legal body assigned to advise King Salaman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud on matters related to the Kingdom of Saudi.<\/p>\n

Currently housing 150 total members, it functions under the leadership of the main and official Speaker of the Council, H.E Dr Abdullah Mohammed Ibrahim Al-Sheikh.<\/p>\n

It includes 12 committees that deal with a myriad of affairs, such as human rights, education, culture, information, health and social affairs, public utilities and other facets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42726,"featured_media":43761,"template":"","format":"standard","categories":[260,35,5023,4025],"yoast_head":"\nSaudi Arabia: Groundbreaking Appointments For Female Leaders<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Shura Council proudly welcomes a roster of 19 women from a myraid of backgrounds.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/articles\/the-shura-council-women\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"An Ode To Gender Diversity: Saudi Arabia Makes Strides In Appointments For Female Leaders\" \/>\n<meta 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