Saudi City of Women!

Good day to you! Hope you're having a good one. Fill your mug with some delightfully refreshing Arabica juiice and grab a virtual treat, why don't'cha? Say...we hear periodically about employment rates being up or down or we need to get more women working or whatever. Well, the Saudis are tachling the more women working issue in a different way..and one they can afford.

A Saudi Arabian agency is raising the equivalent of about $130 million to break ground in 2013 on an entire city to be managed and staffed by female employees, with three more such cities being contemplated. Raising women's employment rate is a goal of the kingdom, where until last year, nearly all jobs were held by foreigners and Saudi males, including jobs as sales clerks in women's lingerie shops. [The Guardian (London), 8-12-2012]

Part of the problem they have given themselves is the strict Sharia laws they have about women. Many husbands don't want their wives to work outside of the home. They need to relax that a bit if they want to boost women's employment rates, eh. Don't hold your breath.

I saw a TV program recently where it was stated that most young Saudi men don't want to work either. Most haven't had to in the past. When they do apply for jobs, they expect huge salaries and little work to do. Even then, they leave shortly after they start. Too much like work! That is why Saudi employers prefer to hire foreign workers. They are cheaper to hire and actually like to work. Imagine that!

See ya, eh!

Bob


Comment from Douglas in Bangkok:

No Bob! The British government has most definitely got itself into a heap of trouble.