Current situation in saudi arabia
This section showcases the changes Saudi Arabia has made with women's rights in recent years.
New rightsWomen are allowed to drive,but restrictions apply. Women would have to be over 30 years old, refrain from wearing makeup, and be off the roads by 8 P.M. Women were granted the right to become lawyers in 2013. |
Peaceful protestWomen campaigners in Saudi Arabia have filmed themselves walking in the street as part of their fight for the right to drive. Saudi Arabia is the only country in the world where women are banned from driving under its of Islamic law. The ban, which came into effect in 1957. |
Driving
There is a Women2Drive campaign on social media (more than 18,000 likes on Facebook) pushing for the right to drive in Saudi Arabia. An advisory council to the king recommended in 2014 to lift the ban.
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Job Creation
Olayan Financing Co., a multinational based in the country, has pushed to hire more women and even to have men and women alongside each other in the Riyadh head office. The 400 women at Olayan make up only 3% of the total workforce, but that still puts the company ahead of most other companies.
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Still fighting
Saudis still expect women in public to wear long robes and head scarves. Unrelated men and women don't normally mix, which has effectively limited the industries that will accept female workers.
Saudis still expect women in public to wear long robes and head scarves. Unrelated men and women don't normally mix, which has effectively limited the industries that will accept female workers. |