Al-Nahda Association concluded its National Dialogue Series on Saudi Women, organized in conjunction with its leadership of the Women 20 (W20) Engagement Group during 2020.
The series included enriching talks delivered by leading female speakers from major national institutions, as well as closed roundtable discussions with experts and influencers from various sectors. Discussions focused on four key areas: women’s financial inclusion, digital inclusion, labor market inclusion, and women’s participation in entrepreneurship.

The goal of these dialogues was to highlight the priorities of Saudi women and produce a set of policy recommendations that economically empower women and complement the official 2020 W20 communiqué.

The event began with a welcoming speech by Jawaher Al-Sudairy, Director of Al-Nahda Research Center.
This was followed by presentations of the key outcomes from the closed roundtable discussions and the recommendations for each W20 priority area, delivered by:

  • Mai Bin Dayel – Lead of the Financial Inclusion Dialogue

  • Shahad Attar – Lead of the Digital Inclusion Dialogue

  • Munirah Al-Qahtani – Lead of the Labor Market Inclusion Dialogue

  • Latifa Al-Waalan – Lead of the Entrepreneurship Dialogue

The meeting concluded with a public Q&A session moderated by Jawaher Al-Sudairy, followed by closing remarks from HRH Princess Modhi bint Khalid, Chairwoman of Al-Nahda and W20 Steering Committee Member.
Her Highness emphasized the importance of continued collaboration with relevant stakeholders from the public, private, and civil society sectors to build a society that values women’s participation and preserves their dignity.

It is noteworthy that this dialogue series was sponsored by:
Saudi Aramco, KPMG, Banque Saudi Fransi, the Industrial Fund, and Gulf International Bank,
with regional partners:
Princess Nourah University (Riyadh), Effat University (Jeddah), and the Eastern Province Council for Social Responsibility,
which co-hosted the virtual meeting featuring experts and participants from the Eastern Province.