Women's " rights" in saudi arabia

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Women's rights in Saudi Arabia

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Manal al-Sharif, a women's rights activist from Saudi Arabia who helped start a women's right to drive campaign in 2011.


Gender Inequality Index[2]


Value
0.682 (2012)

Rank
145th out of 148

Maternal mortality (per 100,000)
24 (2010)

Women in parliament
0.0% (2011)

Females over 25 with secondary education
50.3% (2010)

Women in labour force
17% (2012)[1]

Global Gender Gap Index[3]


Value
0.5879 (2013)

Rank
127th out of 136

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Women's rights in Saudi Arabia are defined by Sunni Islam and tribal customs. The Arabian peninsula is the ancestral home of patriarchal, nomadic tribes, in which separation of women and men and namus (honour) are considered central.[4]

Women were previously forbidden from voting or being elected to political office, but King Abdullah declared that women will be able to vote and run in the 2015 local elections, as well as be appointed to the Consultative Assembly.[5] Saudi Arabia is the only country in the world that prohibits women from driving. The World Economic Forum 2009 Global Gender Gap Report ranked Saudi Arabia 130th out of 134 countries for gender parity. It was the only country to score a zero in the category of political empowerment. The report also noted that Saudi Arabia is one of the few Middle Eastern countries to improve from 2008, with small gains in economic opportunity.[6]


This Country is one of the more civilized in the Muslim/ Arab World!