Elsewedy Electric Expands Saudi Women Workforce Under Vision 2030

Elsewedy Electric, one of the prominent providers for energy and infrastructure solutions across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, has once again reaffirmed its focus on pushing forward female workforce participation in Saudi Arabia, where Saudi women are now about 6.5% of its total workforce within the Kingdom. 

This step comes as part of the company’s wider plan, to help align with the ambitions tied to Saudi Vision 2030, a roadmap that aims to lift women’s economic involvement, promote inclusive growth, and support a more resilient sustainable development path across the country. Elsewedy Electric also highlighted that supporting Saudi women is not just a social duty, but it’s also a meaningful engine for innovation, better business results , and steady long term economic momentum. 

Elsewedy Electric added that encouraging workplace diversity helps build a more productive and lively work environment, and at the same time backs the national push to raise women’s presence in the labor market. Through its recruitment and talent development programs, the company continues creating opportunities for Saudi women to shape careers that are both rewarding and lasting, across multiple sectors .

Key Highlights

• Saudi women now represent 6.5% of Kingdom workforce
• Female talent employed across administrative, technical, and operations
• Leadership programs planned to expand future female representation

Saudi women are currently holding a multirole within Elsewedy Electric, like human resources procurement, administration, reception, accounting, sales support project management, logistics, information technology, and also a few selected operations inside the factory. This wide set of duties kind of shows the company’s confidence in what Saudi women can do, and it also signals their ongoing dedication to equal employment opportunities.

Commenting on the company’s workforce development strategy, Sarah Naji from the Human Resources Department at Elsewedy Electric Group in Saudi Arabia said “the organization is actively trying to pull in female talent, in engineering and technical disciplines”. In her view, this initiative is to broaden women’s involvement in industrial and technology fueled sectors while also boosting their role in high value industries.

Sarah further noted that “Elsewedy Electric follows unified development and career advancement policies for all employees, regardless of gender, with promotions and professional growth determined by individual skills, performance, and achievements”. She added that “the company plans to introduce more specialized programs focused on developing Saudi female leaders, accelerating their professional growth, and enabling them to assume leadership positions across various business functions”.

In addition for recruitment and career development initiatives, Elsewedy Electric puts a real focus on building a supportive workplace setting for female employees. The company provides a safe and orderly working environment, plus flexible working hours, transportation help when required, full medical coverage, continuous learning & development chances, and also rules and guidelines that are meant to encourage work-life balance.

The company wrapped up by repeating its long-term promise, to empower Saudi women through hiring, training, career development, and workplace support. Elsewedy Electric also confirmed they are moving forward with key strategic steps, to raise women’s presence in leadership positions, engineering, and technical roles, and in turn really strengthening what they bring to Saudi Arabia’s economic shift and the sustainable development targets tied to Vision 2030.