Women in the dark ages - Saudi Arabia

Brigitte Kimichik • August 2, 2019
An important step in the right direction for Saudi women: After lifting a prohibition on women driving in June of 2018, Saudi Arabia is changing it’s “guardianship system” to allow adult women to obtain passports, travel, run their own businesses, and work for equal pay to men, without first securing the permission of a male relative or “guardian.” The Saudi Prince Mohammed appears determined to bring his country out of the dark ages and change the deep routed culture of treating women as inferior. 
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