Women, Workers, and Dis/Empowerment in Saudi Arabia

In recent years, Saudi Arabia has implemented major changes to its gender and labor policies, rearticulating the role of Saudi women and migrant workers in the economy. Women’s empowerment is at the heart of the Saudi state’s post-Vision 2030 narrative, the government’s strategic blueprint for social and economic development, designed to diversify the economy and reduce dependence on oil. The Vision’s success depends on increasing the number of Saudi citizens in the workforce and reducing reliance on migrant workers in various sectors. Because of this move toward “Saudization”, there has been a significant focus on red..