Saudi Arabia is a very interesting country in terms of
women's rights. Saudi Arabia is not as harsh a place as Iran or Afghanistan. It is
pretty modern in many ways. Women are often well educated, for example. Yet, at the
same time, there are many restrictions on the rights of
women.
For example, women are not allowed to drive. Women
of all ages must also have male guardians. These guardians' permission is typically
required for all sorts of things. Male permission is typically needed in order for a
woman to travel or to have any sort of elective
surgery.
Saudi Arabia is also interesting in that there are
somewhat vocal women's movements on both sides of the issue--both in favor of and
against women having more rights.
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