Women's Higher Education, and Women's Employment in Saudi Arabia

This research argues that increased women's employment is an imperative for Saudi Arabia because of many changes that are occurring in almost all modern sectors of that society. But the model of women's employment in many modern societies is perceived as repugnant to Islamic norms of sexual modesty. The problem is further complicated by the restrictive definition of modesty. The definition is an exaggeration of Islamic modesty and reduces women's public participation in general and women's employment in particular. This research attempts to answer the question: How could Saudi Arabia initiate a desirable model of women's employment which could provide increased employment for women and at the same time maintain the Islamic norm of modesty?

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Education

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2014

Author dc:creator

• Alyamani, Abdulrahman Abdullah

• Education, Higher

Identifier

(UMI)AAI8600113

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/69011