“…Despite their access to higher education, women in Saudi Arabia are faced with a juxtaposition of factors that support and oppose opportunities for them to develop leadership. A number of studies explored challenges and opportunities women leaders face in Saudi Arabia (Abalkhail, 2017;Albakry, 2015;Aldawsari, 2016;AlDoubi, 2014;Alsubaihi, 2016;Alyahya, 2016;Hodges, 2017;Thompson, 2015). While these studies did not address opportunities for and challenges to collegiate women's leadership development, they provide an understanding of the factors that are likely to hinder and promote opportunities for them to develop and practice leadership post graduation.…”