{"id":516312,"date":"2022-02-17T01:25:12","date_gmt":"2022-02-17T01:25:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2022\/feb\/17\/women-apply-in-their-thousands-to-drive-trains-in-saudi-arabia"},"modified":"2022-02-17T01:25:12","modified_gmt":"2022-02-17T01:25:12","slug":"women-apply-in-their-thousands-to-drive-trains-in-saudi-arabia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2022\/02\/17\/women-apply-in-their-thousands-to-drive-trains-in-saudi-arabia\/","title":{"rendered":"Women apply in their thousands to drive trains in Saudi Arabia"},"content":{"rendered":"
Rail company advertised 30 positions and received 28,000 applications in kingdom where women couldn\u2019t drive cars until 2018<\/p>
A job advert to recruit 30 female train drivers in Saudi Arabia has attracted 28,000 applicants, highlighting the scale of pent-up demand as the conservative kingdom loosens some restrictions on women\u2019s employment.<\/p>
The Spanish railway operator Renfe said an online assessment of academic background and English language skills had helped it to reduce the number of candidates by around a half, and it would work through the rest by mid-March.<\/p> Continue reading...<\/a>\n