Tamadur Al-Rammah
In another milestone achievement for Saudi Arabian women this year, Dr. Tamadur Bint Yousef Al-Rammah has recently been appointed to a key role by the United Nations (UN) on elimination of discrimination against women in New York. The member parties of the Convention on Elimination of all kinds of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) have elected Dr. Al-Rammah, who currently serves as the Kingdom’s deputy minister of labor and social development, as member of the UN committee.
First established in 1982, the committee is made up of 23 experts on women’s issues from around the world and its main responsibility is to watch “over the progress for women made in countries that are the States parties to the 1979 Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women”, as stated on the UN website.
Dr. Al-Rammah made headlines earlier this year in February when she became the first woman to hold the title of Deputy Minister of Labor and Social Development, following in the footsteps of greats before her such as the first woman to be appointed a deputy minister in Saudi’s cabinet – Norah bint Abdallah Al Faiz, who became Deputy Minister of Education in Charge of Women’s Affairs in 2009.
As Saudi Arabian women continue to win key leadership positions in the Kingdom and outside of it, they are helping to realize the country’s Vision 2030, a national strategy to not only diversify Saudi Arabia’s economy but to also create a more inclusive society by bringing in new voices and new perspectives into every strata of economy, society, and politics. Since the ascension of Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman last year, the Kingdom has seen many positive changes in line with the country’s vision to become a more open, modern, and tourist friendly destination.
