The 150,000 scholars ... on their way back

Eight thousand Saudis have graduated days ago from the United States. From Ph.D to BA, you name it and they have accomplished it. Thirty percent of those are female graduates. Globally, nearly 50,000 Saudi female graduates are supposed to find appropriate jobs for their qualifications as soon as possible.

Here comes the bigger question: Are the available jobs capable of absorbing the coming lot satisfactorily?

The main female employment channels are still education and health care jobs. How can the decision-makers in my country come up with a solution to hire a Saudi woman with an MA in environmental changes, for instance? The variety of specialties guaranteed by international universities can put many officials at a serious loss.

The private sector, on the other hand, is busy hiring Saudis for ‘peanut’ salaries. Why would the private sector bother if its only concern is the ‘Nitaqat’ Saudization zones, and the necessity of keeping it within the green zone? It's hard to imagine the situation of those on their way back home, and it's going to get harder as more students are on their way to their scholarships.