Saudi women are driving one of the most striking transformations in the Kingdom’s modern history, with female labor force participation surging from around 23 percent in 2016 to over 34 percent today, and women now owning nearly 45 percent of small and medium-sized enterprises, experts told Arab News. 

This quiet revolution — powered by landmark legal reforms, ambitious government initiatives such as Monsha’at, and shifting societal expectations — is expanding economic participation and transforming the SME landscape, bringing fresh innovation, customer-centric models, and agility to sectors critical to the Kingdom’s economic diversification agenda. 

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