Women Choice & PwC Academy launche Accelerator for Saudi Women

An international organization, Women Choice along with PwC Academy Middle East have launched an innovative accelerator program in order to empower Saudi women. The program has been specifically designed to favour mid-career women of Saudi. The program was initiated in the month of April, 2024 at a successful pilot event in Riyadh.

This particular program is a start of a workshops series that invited 25 women per session from different industries. It will provide leadership skills and business acumen to Saudi women while keeping the focus on Vision 2030 goal contribution in order to increase participation of female in the workforce.

During the first session of the program, fundamentals of business development has been covered with insights from best practices and case studies on how to create effective and long-lasting relationships with clients.

PwC partner and PwC’s Academy Middle East leader, Samar Sayegh said, “The role of ‘women at work’ has evolved, and globally leaders recognize that boosting women’s workforce participation at work is not just a moral imperative, but also has a significant measurable impact on the sustained performance of the organization. At PwC, we are deeply committed to supporting the economic and societal growth across the region and our collaboration with Women Choice further reinforces this commitment. We are excited to see the difference this makes to the next-gen women leaders of Saudi Arabia.”

Additionally, founder and CEO of Women Choice, Nezha Alaoui added, “We are honored to be partnering with a renowned organization such as PwC, which has been constantly supporting projects that help women grow their careers or entrepreneurial projects. With this accelerator program, we are joining forces between the PwC and Women Choice teams in order to bring even more impacting results for women across industries and segments in Saudi. The first event was a full house with a lot of positive feedback from attendees, so we look forward to the next sessions and to continue this beautiful journey in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.”