RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA (REUTERS) First Lady Melania Trump met with female employees at an all-women GE facility in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

She took a tour of the workspace that employs about 1,000 female employees.

The Saudi government hopes to boost female participation in the workforce in the coming decade.

Before leaving, Melania Trump wrote on a message board at the facility that she is "so proud" of what they are doing there.