This study aimed at identifying ways to empower the Saudi women to enhance their engagement in the local community institutions, and reveal their empowerment degree, as well as the degree of their enhancement in such institutions. It further aimed to identify how to enhance the participation of the Saudi women in the local societal institutions. The study population comprised all the Saudi women who are working in the community institutions in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and a sample of (60) Saudi women were randomly chosen. To achieve the study objectives, the researchers constructed a questionnaire based on the pertinent theoretical literature and previous studies. The questionnaire validity was verified through presenting to arbiters, while the reliability coefficient was extracted through Cronbach Alpha equation. The results showed that all Chi-square values for all the items of the first domain "Empowerment of women" were statistically significant at (0.05) level and that the empowerment degree was medium. They also showed that all Chi-square values for all the items of the second domain "Engagement of the Saudi women in the community institutions" were statistically significant at (0.05) level and the engagement degree was medium. Finally, the results showed that all Chi-square values for all the items of the third domain "Enhancement of the Saudi women's engagement in the local community institutions" were statistically significant at (0.05) level and the enhancement degree was medium too.

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