Khalid Alkhudair
Ashoka Fellow since 2013   |   Saudi Arabia

Khalid Alkhudair

Glowork
Khalid Alkhudair is strengthening the role of women in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf by carving out new professional work opportunities for women and then integrating them into the workforce.
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This description of Khalid Alkhudair's work was prepared when Khalid Alkhudair was elected to the Ashoka Fellowship in 2013.

Introduction

Khalid Alkhudair is strengthening the role of women in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf by carving out new professional work opportunities for women and then integrating them into the workforce.

The New Idea

In a society guided by traditions and laws that make it nearly impossible for most women to find a job, Khalid is working to both change perceptions of women in the workforce and create meaningful avenues for women to secure jobs. Khalid’s work has three key thrusts. First, he has built an onlineRead more

The Problem

For many Saudi women, full participation in the workforce remains an elusive goal despite women’s improved education levels. With increased access to modern education, more than 60 percent of university students are women. Princess Nora bint Abdul Rahman University, the first women’s university inRead more

The Strategy

In order to create new work opportunities for Saudi women and shift gender roles in the workforce, Khalid set up Glowork. Khalid started by assembling a team of experts from different fields who were skilled in training methods, research & development, and learning & development.Read more

The Person

As a child, Khalid had an early introduction to a borderless, cosmopolitan world. Khalid was born in Baghdad, Iraq to a Saudi father and mother of Iraqi origin but was raised and educated between Canada and the UK. It was there he developed his belief that people should have equal and diversifiedRead more

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