eng Science and Education Publishing American Journal of Educational Research 2333-4770 2015-01-05 3 1 10 15 10.12691/education-3-1-3 EDUCATION2015313 article Yahya Al Alhareth alhareth_y@yahoo.com 1 Ibtisam Al Dighrir 1 Yasra Al Alhareth 1 General Administration of Education in Najran Region, Ministry of Education, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia In spite of the barriers that stand in front of women's education, their higher education opportunities have increased with the improvement of female higher education provision but the opportunities are still not able to provide the level of education needed to meet the demand of women or to provide equality of access across the country. Thereby, this paper will review the literature on women's higher education in Saudi Arabia considering several different aspects including history, pedagogy, teaching methods and barriers. http://pubs.sciepub.com/education/3/1/3/education-3-1-3.pdf Saudi women higher education pedagogy barriers