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A1 Al-Hamid, Mohammed Ben Mjab. A2 Jamjoom, Fatmah Bent Backer AB Saudi Arabian girls have made concrete progress in education, obtaining the highest academic degrees in various branches of knowledge. However, higher education statistics reveal that most of them are in the field of education. Moreover, year after year, large numbers of new graduates fail to find jobs. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has recognized this problem and adopted policies aimed at adapting girls’ higher education to development needs and the labor market. This study highlights the problem and the policies adopted through a set of structural measures. The methodology of this study is based on data collection and analysis of statistics on the impact of relevance policies on the restructuring of higher education for girls. One of the most prominent conclusions is that inputs to higher education have in general improved, so that the majority of available disciplines now correspond to the needs of the public and private labor markets. (Published Astract) http://search.shamaa.org/abstract_en.gif ID 041572 OP pp. 761-784 T1 Higher education for girls in Saudi arabia and its relevance to the labor market [Chapter] UL 1 http://search.shamaa.org/fulltext.gif http://search.shamaa.org/PDF/41452/AlHamidEn41572.pdf Full text (PDF)