Societal Transformations and their Relationship to Changing Women’s Roles in Saudi Society: A Field Study from the Viewpoint of a Sample of Faculty Members at Hafar Al-Batin University
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https://doi.org/10.34120/jss.v52i2.2835Keywords:
Societal transformations, Working woman,, Role, The saudia sociAbstract
Objective: The study seeks to monitor the societal transformations and their impact on women’s roles in the Saudi society, to investigate the most important motives behind women’s work at the present time, to identify the most important gains achieved by working women, and to identify the most important indicators of change in women’s roles due to their work. Methodology: the research sample comprised 234 individuals, and the questionnaire was used as a main tool for the study. Data was entered and analyzed by the statistical program SPSS (version 22). The study relied on descriptive statistics (the arithmetic mean and the standard deviation), the Person Coefficient and Alpha Cronbach. Results: Economic motives were a major reason for women’s employment, including the need for generating income to face the rising costs of living. The results also revealed that working women achieved many gains like generating additional family income, enhancing their self-confidence, and sharing the financial burdens of the family. Conclusion: The social change manifested by the entry of Saudi women to the labour market has led to a change in their roles and to the achievement of many gains
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