In terms of efficient business management, a key role is played by gender diversity in leadership and
management roles. Organizations that are found
in the best position of gender diversity seem to operate financially better
compared to medians of the national industry. Permitting females to drive
increases the well-being and happiness of women, which in turn sends a ripple
of the huge reform process. However, it
is critical to consider tangible benefits and prospective.
An increment in female mobility will
increase the employment rate, labor mobility, and participation of the labor force (Hausmann, 2009).
1.1 Background of the Study
of The Effect of Gender Bias
on Female Promotions in the Saudi Industrial Sector
In recent decades, rapid growth has been experienced by KSA while
being ranked as the twentieth biggest economy in terms of GDP or Gross Domestic
Product. Regardless of this expansion, CDSI or Central Department of Statistics
and Information places the unemployment of females at 35.7%. The women's labor
force of KSA was the lowest at 18% worldwide in 2012 ahead of only Iran and
Afghanistan. Three hundred seventy thousand
females were employed in 2012 in KSA in health, administration, education, and
private sectors while in the private sector, 216,000 were hired. The government of KSA is trying to raise the overall
participation of women, especially in sectors that are private (Alfarran, 2016).
1.1.1 Background of the Topic
of The
Effect of Gender Bias on Female Promotions in the Saudi Industrial Sector
Gender Bias on females could be explained as the work challenges as
well as the career barriers that women have to face at the workplace. However,
women in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the past and present are also facing
such issues. Based on the Institutional Theory the research can be done gender
bias on the promotional issues in the Saudi industrial sector; however, the
promotional issues related to gender bias can be related with the gender
discrimination in the workplace, female lack of mobility, lack of family-work
balance, salience of gender stereotypes, limited opportunities for growth,
dealing with pregnancy or other gender-based challenges, etc. (Al-Asfour, et al., 2017)
1.1.2
Background of the Company of The Effect of Gender Bias
on Female Promotions in the Saudi Industrial Sector
There are several companies in Saudi Arabia that are giving more
opportunities to female staff now, as women are promoted in the industrial
sector. There are no doubt work challenges and barriers of Saudi women in the
workforce. However, steps towards career advancement are also taken. The
example can be taken of Saudi Aramco that is concerned about the Gulf Region
Organization for Women (GROW) forum; this is the step that is “Shaping the
Future of Female Opportunities.” Moreover, GROW is a strategic platform for the
professional development for women in the Gulf Saudi Aramco President and CEO
are taking steps to improve female professional development (DHAHRAN, 2018).
1.2 The Problem Statement
of The Effect of Gender Bias
on Female Promotions in the Saudi Industrial Sector
At the moment, the participation of women in the workforce reaches only 20.1% while representing
just about 18% of the female population
of working age. The unemployment rate of youths between 15-24 years is about
31.2%, while 58.1% is the unemployment rate of their female counterparts
despite the high educational attainment of females in KSA. In Saudi females, human capital is being wasted without any use. Specifically, Saudi women face
several limitations to realizing they're
an economical, social, and legal
capability, which includes associated restrictions and regulations on
inheritance rights, unequal properly, access to finance,
and travel (Saidi, 2017).
This phenomenon is not unique only to KSA; itis spread throughout the Arab world. Saudi women have the
lowest LFPR or labor force participation rate, which reaches just about 22.6%,
which is quite large when compared to the participation of their men
counterparts and their earnings. It can be said
that this poor performance is mainly due to countless limitations ranging from
protective laws of labor to lack of any access
to finance; there is no equal access handled by women to collateral like real
estate, financial loans, and land.
Hence, this research will examine the major factors that lead to
gender bias in female promotion in the industrial
sector of Saudi Arabia.
The Objectives of the Study
of The Effect of Gender Bias
on Female Promotions in the Saudi Industrial Sector
The objectives of this research are:
·
To determine the effect of gender bias on
female promotion in Saudi industrial sector
·
To examine the relationship between gender bias
and female promotion in Saudi industrial sector
·
Develop recommendations to minimize promotion
bias by gender differences in the Saudi industrial sector
Research Questions
of The Effect of Gender Bias
on Female Promotions in the Saudi Industrial Sector
·
What is the effect of gender bias on female
promotion in the Saudi industrial sector?
·
What is the relationship
between gender bias and female promotion in the Saudi industrial sector?
·
How could
promotion biasbe minimizedby gender differences in the Saudi industrial sector?
1.3 The
Scope of the Study of The
Effect of Gender Bias on Female Promotions in the Saudi Industrial Sector
Productivity and growth are
increased when women workers are given
an opportunity to use their capabilities, not only because a higher average rate of education is handled by women but also as this can raise mobility over
different jobs and sectors. Through the entrepreneurship, the contribution of labor, talent, and skills,
economic landscape, creativity, innovation, and economic performance throughout
the KSA would be transformed. Although
the empowerment of women is increased by economic development, their empowering
also brings about changes in decision making, choices that seem to have a
positive and direct effect.
1.4 The Relevance of the Study
of The Effect of Gender Bias
on Female Promotions in the Saudi Industrial Sector
In KSA, women leaders are dedicated fully towards the empowerment
of females in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, it was held on September first and
second in 2014 at Riyadh. The main aim of the summit
was to examine the important role of females as leaders in KSA and to highlight
the best leadership of Saudi women as project handlers in the worldwide podium.
“Women leaders in KSA” is all about recognizing the achievers in Saudi women
while encouraging maximum participation of females in all projects of
development across KSA. It wasn’t short from an enlightening session that
seemed to offer a networking platform and a training program for making women
leaders prominent in the worldwide market. It is a struggle to offer guidance
and continuous support to Saudi women while giving them a worldwide platform
and helping them emerge as successful leaders. From daily life, inspiring women, Media Entrepreneur, Sales and
Marketing, HR, COO, CFO, and CEO were featured
in the summit (Issac, 2014).
1.5 The Significance of the
Study of The
Effect of Gender Bias on Female Promotions in the Saudi Industrial Sector
Regarding the importance, there will be
effectively focused on the gender bias on female promotion in the Saudi
industrial sector. This research also explores the relationship between gender bias and female promotion in Saudi
industrial sector because gender inequality exists. Regarding the usefulness of
the study this study also investigates whether promotion
biasis minimizedby gender differences in the Saudi industrial sector