THE IMPORTANCE OF SAUDI WOMEN’S WORK AND ITS ROLE IN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT A SOCIOHISTORICAL APPROACH
Sociologists have praised the importance of the historical, evolutionary study of social phenomena, as ignoring the historical dimension in social study means neglecting how these phenomena, problems, and ideas arose. Accordingly, the analysis in this study begins from a historical review of women’s work in Saudi society, and perhaps the basic basis is to invoke history as a reference for tracking women’s work. Saudi Arabia in this study is a tool for reading and understanding the development of human civilization, as an example and lesson, and for thinking and contemplating according to the Khaldunian perspective. It is also a solid cultural base for clarifying the facts. Accordingly, this study aimed to identify the role of education in the work of Saudi women, as well as to reveal the historical path of women’s work. In addition to identifying the role of the five-year development plans and Vision 2030 in supporting and empowering Saudi women, the researcher relied on the descriptive and analytical approaches as well as the historical approach by reviewing studies, previous literature, and books related to the subject of the study, and then analyzing them to reach results and propose recommendations. The study concluded The issue of women’s empowerment occupies an advanced position among the concerns of modern social and economic development thought, based on the belief in the importance of the role that they can play in serving their country and pushing its development process forward. The development that has occurred in the status and role of women has been an essential component in the social and economic development of the Kingdom of Arabia. Saudi Arabia in various sectors.
Keywords: women’s work, Sustainable Development, Saudi women.