Английская Википедия:Fatin Youssef Bundagji
Fatin Bundagji (born in 1958) is a businessperson and an appointed member of the board of directors of the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry.[1]
She is an Eisenhower Fellow. She holds a master's degree in English literature from King Abdul Aziz University.
In 1998 she was appointed to establish the first women’s division in the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry[2] a position that is the first of its kind for Saudi women in all the Chambers of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
On the civic level Bundagji was a key player in bringing about the desire of women to run for non-democratic municipal council elections.[3] In 2004, she was the first woman in the Western Region to announce her desire to run for elections.[4] In 2009 she co-founded the Balady Initiative that advocates for the right of women to leadership positions in public office. She is a co-founder of MUWATANA a group that advocates for city development by focusing on man, place and the rule of law.[2]
References
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ 2,0 2,1 Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ What if Saudi Arabia Threw an Election for Women and Nobody Came? Foreign Policy
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web Arab News
