Mona Al Munajjed is a Saudi sociologist and expert on the social role of women in Arab countries. She has worked with several

United Nations agencies The United Nations System consists of the United Nations' six principal organs (the General Assembly, Security Council, Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), Trusteeship Council, International Court of Justice (ICJ), and the UN Secretariat), ...

on projects related to

child labour Child labour refers to the exploitation of children through any form of work that deprives children of their childhood, interferes with their ability to attend regular school, and is mentally, physically, socially and morally harmful. Such e ...

gender and development Gender and development is an interdisciplinary field of research and applied study that implements a Feminism, feminist approach to understanding and addressing the disparate impact that economic development and globalization have on people based up ...

in Arab countries.

Life

Mona Al Munajjed gained a MA in sociology from

New York University New York University (NYU) is a private research university in New York City. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded by a group of New Yorkers led by then-Secretary of the Treasury Albert Gallatin. In 1832, the ...

and a PhD in sociology from

George Washington University , mottoeng = "God is Our Trust" , established = , type = Private federally chartered research university , academic_affiliations = , endowment = $2.8 billion (2022) , preside ...

.The 100 Most Powerful Arab Women 2015: Mona Al Munajjed
/ref> as first social affairs officer at the

United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for West Asia (ESCWA; ar, الإسكوا) is one of five regional commissions under the jurisdiction of the United Nations Economic and Social Council. The role of the Commission is to promote e ...

. Her project "Activating the Role of Women's Welfare Associations in Saudi Arabia", funded by Community Jameel, pioneered the funding of UN projects in Saudi Arabia by the private sector. In 2005 she received the UN 21 award for the project.Maha Akeel
Saudi Woman Wins UN Award for Work with NGOs
''Arab News'', 14 June 2005 Since 2011 she has been named in ''CEO Middle East'' 's list of the 100 Most Powerful Arab Women. She was named as #7 in their list of the 100 Most Powerful Arab Women 2015.

Works

* ''Mādhā tusammīna ibnataki : akthar min sitt miʼat ism min ajmal al-asmāʼ al-ʻArabīyah maʻa bayān maʻānīhā wa-man tasammat min al-mashhūrāt bi-hā'', 1983 * ''Child labour in the Arab countries'', 1994 * ''Women in Saudi Arabia Today'', 1995 * ''Saudi Women Speak: 24 remarkable women tell their success stories'', 2006

References

Living people Year of birth missing (living people) New York University alumni Women's studies academics Saudi Arabian women sociologists Saudi Arabian sociologists 21st-century Saudi Arabian writers 21st-century Saudi Arabian women writers Columbian College of Arts and Sciences alumni {{Asia-sociologist-stub