Pharmacies opened up to working Saudi women

Commercial pharmacies are being added to the list of places where Saudi Arabian women will be allowed to work.
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According to local media, Minister of Labour Adel Fakeih is finalising employment conditions to allow women to work in a privately owned chemist.
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Women in Saudi Arabia are already permitted to work in public hospital pharmacies but according to a report by Arab News there is an oversupply of females graduating from university with pharmacy degrees compared to the number of jobs available to them.
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The Saudi government is gradually opening up various occupations to women in a bid to reduce the country’s unemployment rate, which is more than 12 percent according to government figures released last week.
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