The number of women employed in Saudi Arabia has increased by 48% since 2010, according to the country’s Central Department of Statistics and Information and highlighted by Bloomberg.

The change is a result of limited gender reforms introduced by the late King Abdullah Abdulaziz. Saudi women are now permitted to work in retail and hospitality, and the first Saudi female lawyers were granted their practicing certificates in late 2013. Female nationals are now employed for diplomatic services as well; they can also be hired as newspaper editors and TV chat-show hosts, according to the BBC.