Saudi public prosecutor to recruit women

Following respective decrees that allowed women to drive, enter football stadiums and be hired at the justice ministry, the Saudi Public Prosecutor announced on Sunday that vacancies are available for women holders of bachelor degrees on the staff of the public prosecution, the rank of lieutenant investigator. A press release issued by the Saudi Center for International Communication affiliated with the ministry of culture and information, said this is the first time in the history of the Kingdom that the public prosecutor seeks female employment. The Public Prosecutor’s office called on women wishing to apply to visit its electronic portal. To recall, Saudi Arabia has taken many measures to reduce female unemployment rates which as a result, dropped drastically from 34.5% by the end of 2016 to 32.7% by the end of the third quarter of 2017, according to the official statistics authority. (Al Diyar, February 13, 2018)

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