The Role of Governmental and Non-Governmental Institutions and Associations on Women’s Empowerment in Najran, KSA

Al-Zoubi, Suhail Mahmoud

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“…Post hoc comparisons using the Tukey HSD test indicated that that English as the medium of instruction during the last qualification was able to significantly improve the role of researchers compared to the Arabic language. These findings are consistent with our and other previous studies conducted in KSA and other Arab countries which reported language obstacles, less access to scientific conferences and increased academic and administrative duties of the faculty members as obstacles against researchers' empowerment [19][20][21][22][23][24]. On contrary, from the participants' point of view, the university supports the empowerment of women researchers by setting research priorities and training courses, providing the infrastructure for conducting research, and gender equality in supporting research activities, supporting mixed research groups, breaking barriers of gender mixing and taking into account the family and social role of women.…”

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“…Undoubtedly, these results explain why women are underrepresented in scientific research activities in Saudi Arabia. These results are consistent with previous studies that highlighted the weaknesses in women's empowerment programs by government institutions and donor institutions in empowering women [19]. Universities have an important role in developing a knowledge-based society by contributing to knowledge production, transmission, diffusion and use.…”

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On the Celebration of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science: Assessment of the Factors Mediating Women’s Empowerment in Scientific Research in Saudi Arabia

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We present this study as a contribution to celebrate “the International Day of Women and Girls in Science”. Women’s empowerment in scientific research is a crucial issue in the United Nations “2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”. This study aimed to investigate the obstacles facing women researchers in scientific research in Saudi Arabia. A cross-sectional survey was used to assess women researchers’ perceptions towards the roles of universities, donors and women researchers. Descriptive statistics, correlation and regression analysis were used for data analysis. Findings showed that the overall assessment of women’s empowerment in scientific research is moderate and faces a mixture of obstacles mainly due to dissatisfaction with the role of donors. Moreover, the role of universities has not yet reached a satisfactory level, while the role of women researchers was satisfactory. The results demonstrated that the role of the university enhances the role of the donor institutions, while the role of researchers has a significant positive influence on the role of the university. No significant association between the role of the researchers and donors was achieved. In conclusion, despite the great achievement by women researchers in empowering themselves as scientific researchers, they still need more support from the university and donors.

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On the Celebration of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science: Assessment of the Factors Mediating Women’s Empowerment in Scientific Research in Saudi Arabia

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“…This study showed the reasons for Saudi women’s low participation rate and how social media can be used in the female empowerment movements in Saudi Arabia (Myers, 2019; Gangwani et al , 2021). These studies actively enhance the current concept of female empowerment in Saudi Arabia and how it is associated with the economic development of the country’s labour market (Al-Zoubi and Rahman, 2014). This augments the current study by establishing a foundation to build the interconnection between gender discrimination and female empowerment vis-à-vis the labour market in Saudi Arabia and CSR disclosures.…”

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The decade long story of gender equality and female empowerment: a case study of corporate disclosures in Saudi Arabia

AlNasrallah

2023

SAMPJ

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Purpose This study deviates from the predominantly feminist/critical school of thought associated with existing gender studies to apply an interpretivist approach to investigate gender-reporting practices in Saudi Arabia, an Islamic country in the Gulf region and one of the fast-moving emerging economies both in the Middle East and globally. The purpose of this study is to investigate the extent of reporting on gender and the drivers behind this practice using the content analysis method. Design/methodology/approach This study contributes to the literature by adopting a rarely used three-lens conceptual framework to expand our understanding of reporting on gender in Saudi Arabia. Eleven companies were chosen based on their voluntary corporate social responsibility (CSR) disclosures in Saudi Arabia. The CSR and annual reports of selected companies were analysed using NVIVO Pro 11. Findings The results indicate that gender disclosures in the Saudi context are driven by legislation, location and international reporting frameworks. Although the number of disclosures increased over time, they were not adopted consistently and systematically because of their voluntary nature. Research limitations/implications The first limitation is the disadvantage associated with interpretivism related to the subjective nature of the investigation and room for bias, and hence, the results cannot be generalised. The second limitation is the sample size; future investigations may increase the sample size by including other service and manufacturing sector firms to have more comprehensive insights. Practical implications This study contributes to the literature by providing evidence suggesting that in Saudi Arabia, state legislation is the driving force behind reporting on gender issues. Although workplace disclosures dominate, companies are opening dialogues with other stakeholders (especially the community) by disclosing performance data, and thus emphasising their commitment to this social change. Social implications This empirical contribution to the CSR literature will provide rich historical and interpretive data on the emergence of gender transformation in society, and how that is reflected in corporate reports, thus, contributing to the understanding of the purpose of voluntary disclosures. Originality/value Employee-related disclosures in corporate reports are very common. However, issues such as diversity and equal opportunities tend to be overlooked. This study explores gender equality and female empowerment disclosures and practices in the emerging market of Saudi Arabia while focusing on whether the social, political and legal changes in Saudi Arabian society have affected these disclosures in corporate reports. There is a lack of qualitative analysis of gender disclosers globally and in emerging economies particularly.

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“…Critical and post-colonial scholars do not only consider global structural relations as the sole impediment to development efforts, they also contend that structural inequalities and power relations within developing countries hinder development. The local structural factors that are considered to be impediments to development include inequality, discrimination, poverty, marginalization, and social injustice within communities (see Al-Zoubi & Rahman, 2014). As a result, development in this paradigm is viewed as resulting from structural and social changes in social relations, economic activities, and power structure at the local and global level (Servaes, 1999).…”

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Bridging Theory and Practice in Entertainment Education: An Assessment of the Conceptualization and Design of Tsha Tsha in South Africa

Makwambeni

Salawu

2018

Sage Open

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The entertainment-education (E-E) strategy in development communication has been widely described as the panacea to development challenges in Africa. However, despite its growing application on the continent, E-E is still argued to be inhibited from contributing meaningfully toward development efforts. E-E interventions are argued to be hamstrung by their failure to embrace theoretical advances in development communication and E-E scholarship and for remaining rooted in the modernization paradigm. Using the social change paradigm as its framework, this article assesses the notions of development, change, communication, audiences, and education that underpin the conceptualization and design of Tsha Tsha, an E-E television drama that uses a novel cultural approach to address issues surrounding HIV and AIDS in South Africa. The data informing the study were gathered through a Focused Synthesis Approach and analyzed using qualitative content analysis. The study's findings show that significant efforts have been made by Tsha Tsha's producers to bridge E-E practice and contemporary development communication and E-E scholarship. The data analyzed in the study show that Tsha Tsha's notions of development, change, education, communication, and audience have been significantly remoored in line with the core tenets of the E-E for Social Change paradigm. The implications of the study are that more engagement and synergies need to be cultivated between E-E practitioners and development communication and E-E scholars if E-E's full potential, in contributing to development challenges on the continent, is to be realized. Keywords entertainment-education, development, communication, social Sciences, social change, HIV and AIDS, subaltern interventions in South Africa have reached their full potential in contributing towards resolving development efforts by tapping into theoretical advances in development communication and E-E. Waisbord (2008) contends that although critical approaches have enriched the field of development communication by raising questions and opening new analytical dimensions on how development, communication, culture, and change are conceptualized and articulated into development communication interventions, the situation on the ground reflects a continuation of modernization and diffusionist practices. A number of scholars such as Tufte (2005), Dutta (2006), Waisbord (2008), and Nyamnjoh (2010) have argued that development communication efforts in developing countries are still inhibited from reaching their full potential to contribute toward development efforts due to their continued predication on modernization. They contend that contrary to claims made by contemporary development communication practitioners and scholars that the dominant paradigm in development communication has passed, a wide chasm still exists between programmatic experiences and contemporary development communication theory. This observation is particularly unsettling given that it contradicts the undergirding ethos of development commu...

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The Role of Governmental and Non-Governmental Institutions and Associations on Women’s Empowerment in Najran, KSA

Cited by 5 publications

References 14 publications

On the Celebration of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science: Assessment of the Factors Mediating Women’s Empowerment in Scientific Research in Saudi Arabia

On the Celebration of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science: Assessment of the Factors Mediating Women’s Empowerment in Scientific Research in Saudi Arabia

The decade long story of gender equality and female empowerment: a case study of corporate disclosures in Saudi Arabia

Bridging Theory and Practice in Entertainment Education: An Assessment of the Conceptualization and Design of Tsha Tsha in South Africa

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