Open AccessThe role of qualitative capital in the professional identification of Saudi women Businesswomen in the Eastern Region model
Author(s) -
Kholoud AlThaqafi Kholoud AlThaqafi
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
maǧalaẗ ǧameʼaẗ al-malīk abdul aziz. al-adab wa al-uʼlum al-īnsaniaẗ
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1319-0989
DOI - 10.4197/art.27-2.5
Subject(s) - identity (music) , entrepreneurship , capital (architecture) , identification (biology) , social capital , qualitative research , space (punctuation) , capital city , symbolic capital , sociology , gender studies , economic growth , political science , geography , law , economic geography , social science , economics , archaeology , linguistics , philosophy , physics , botany , acoustics , biology
The modernist landscape of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia makes us look at the mechanisms of the modern Saudi society, which has been engaged in development paths and a developed vision to invest all its human and economic energy .Women have formed a vital part of these energies, having strengthened her position and rights through legislations and laws, that have made her an effective force, whose impact has affected the Saudi economy in various fields .The international community has recognized the potential and success of Saudi women in the Kingdom. Therefore, this study came as an attempt to reveal the reality of women's energies within the professional fields that were previously male only.But the changes Saudi Arabia has undergone for decades have made women succeed in many areas, such as entrepreneurship. In this study, we examine the ability of Saudi women to succeed in this professional space through their ability to prove their professional identity, as well as the role of qualitative capital (economic, social, cultural and symbolic) in defining this professional identity of businesswomen in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia as a study case.