Spanish railway operator Renfe stated on Wednesday an internet evaluate of educational background and English language talents had helped it to scale back the selection of applicants by means of round a part, and it will paintings thru the remainder by means of mid-March.
The 30 decided on ladies will power bullet trains between the towns of Mecca and Medina after a yr of paid coaching.
Renfe, which stated it was once prepared to create alternatives for girls in its native industry, recently employs 80 males to power its trains in Saudi Arabia, and has 50 extra below instruction.
Feminine participation within the team of workers has just about doubled within the closing 5 years to 33% amid a power by means of the Saudi crown prince to open up the dominion and diversify the economic system, and girls are actually taking over jobs as soon as limited to males and migrant staff.
However the percentage of girls operating within the kingdom was once nonetheless round part that of guys within the 3rd quarter of closing yr, at 34.1%, and feminine unemployment was once neatly over 3 times upper than for males, at 21.9%.
Saudi Arabia is highlighting growth on gender problems at a time of scrutiny within the West over its human rights file, together with a crackdown on dissent that ensnared dozens of girls’s rights activists and the 2018 homicide of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
