7,200 women to be given Education ministry jobs

RIYADH - The Ministry of Education plans to provide women 7,200 administrative jobs in Girls' Education at the ministry headquarters and 41 education departments across the country, a ministry source said. Nearly 70 percent of administrative jobs in Girls' Education are already held by women. The Cabinet on Monday approved measures to increase jobs for women.

In the recent Cabinet reshuffle, Norah Al-Faiz was appointed as deputy minister for Girls' Education. She is the first woman in Saudi Arabia to hold a ministerial post.