Elevating standards and levelling the playing field
Here at Olayan Saudi Holding Company, we are committed to ensuring the institutional implementation of diversity and inclusion across all facets of our business, creating opportunities for any capable individual showcasing the desire to grow and actualize their potential. Core to this is our commitment to continually elevate the standards of women’s employment, offering professional development opportunities to help them grow and rise through the ranks.
Diversity & Gender Equity at a Glance
41%
Hiring rate of women
51%
of “Olayan Management Development Program” graduates are women
77%
of all talent who were granted external training are women
“Gender equality is a smart goal that trickles down to solve existential human challenges, like poverty, sustainable development, and good governance.”
Amani Alzahrani
Diversity Manager
Our Journey Ever Forward for Future Generations
The Olayan Women Network
The concept of gender equity has long been a part of who we are. A gender diversity initiative that is especially close to our hearts, The Olayan Women Network (OWN), started over a decade ago; its objective is to empower women and achieve gender equality across our group both within Saudi Arabia and the regional markets we operate in.a
Where We Are Now
Our purpose is to achieve gender equality and our mission is to facilitate the empowerment of women in our group.
- 41% 8Hiring Rate (10% of which are newly created opportunities)
- 30% of Saudi Managers are women
- 17% Increase in the number of women (2021)
- 22% Increase in the number of women in management (2021)
The Future Has Never Looked Brighter
With our independent diversity team working tirelessly to elevate the standards of women’s employment, offer professional development, and provide a formal support system, as well as their efforts to develop and evolve rigorous reporting policies, and drive the implementation of targets across the group, we know that the future has never looked brighter and are excited about what our empowered new generation of women will accomplish in the future.
The four pillars of OWN are to:
Recognizing our Diversity Enablers: The OWN Awards
Diversity Index Award
Introduced to recognize companies with high diversity scores and positive feedback on our “OWN Work Culture Survey.”
OWN Recognition Award
Introduced in 2015 to recognize high-performing women who actively engage in diversity initiatives. During the Annual OWN Forum, the CEO presents certificates of appreciation to the awardees in the “OWN Recognition Award” session. The awardees have a one-on-one lunch with our CEO at HQ.
OWN Mentor Award
The Mentor Award was introduced in 2020 to recognize recipients who add particular value to the organization. It also represents their ongoing commitment to the mission of gender diversity by advocating and lending support when needed. It is not an annual award but is given when candidates arise.
Sustainability
Caring for our people and guaranteeing inclusivity are integral to who we are, and we are equally invested in caring for our planet and our community.
Equal Opportunities For All
We believe that talent comes in many different forms. We are always open and curious to see what can be brought to the table that can be nurtured and grown within the organisation.