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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSaudi Arabia leaps into the 19th Century
Saudi king orders that women no longer need a mans permission to travel, study or make police complaints
"... local media reported this week that King Salman has issued an order allowing women to benefit from government services such as education and healthcare without the consent of a male guardian.
This means women could, in some circumstances, study and access hospital treatment, work in the public and private sector and represent themselves in court without a guardians consent"
And with that nod to Saudi woman, it elevates the country to 141 of 144 countries in the 2016 Global Gender Gap, a World Economic Forum study on how women fare in economic and political participation, health and education
http://www.gulf-insider.com/saudi-king-orders-women-no-longer-need-mans-permission-travel-study-make-police-complaints/
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Saudi Arabia leaps into the 19th Century (Original Post)
packman
May 2017
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MineralMan
(146,286 posts)1. What a gentleman he is!
WellDarn
(255 posts)2. Judging from last year
It looks like they will be joining the U.S. there.
Thomas Hurt
(13,903 posts)3. damn hippie
(snark)
I think that the evangelical right are a little green when they read things like this.........oh for the good old days when your wife and children were chattel....(sigh).
democratisphere
(17,235 posts)4. Some progress is better than no progress at all.
I think this is a very good thing and it will continue to get better with time.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)5. I agree. At least its a step forward.
It's good to see that at least some countries aren't going backward.
WellDarn
(255 posts)6. True n/t
NCjack
(10,279 posts)7. PA announcement upon entering Saudia Arabia: "Please set
your watches back 300 years!"