Saudi Arabia
28,000 Saudi women apply for 30 train driver jobs
A job advertisement placed by Spanish rail operator Renfe to recruit 30 women train drivers in Saudi Arabia has attracted 28,000 applicants.
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.
The successful candidates will drive high-speed trains between the holy cities of Makkah and Madinah after a year of training.
It is the first time such roles have been advertised for women in the Kingdom.
