To be female and restricted in Saudi Arabia
November 23rd 2007 03:48
I'm not quite sure how to start this entry so let's just launch right into it; it doesn’t seem like being female and living in Saudi Arabia right now is too spectacular.
Let's kick it off with cyber space needing to follow Sharia Law. If you're a woman looking to blog about your love life, you may find your blog is no longer updatable. http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0619/p06s02-wome.html.
If you are female and looking to drive, you're going to have to get yourself to a country that allows your kind to get behind a wheel. As it stands (for reasons unknown) women cannot drive in Saudi Arabia. BUT if that changes it will be exploit them. Read why http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/09/28/license_to_drive/.
But while the above point may be a spark of progression, I've managed to dig up a pile of regression.
Woman and men are largely segregated in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia but there are certain instances where they have been able to collaborate, one such area being that of banking. Women and men were allowed to work together in this sector but it seems that (once more, for reasons unknown) that will no longer be the case. Really Long Link
So what's the point of this entry? Well it's meant to be a little bit of an eye opener to the way our Gen Y sisters in another part of the world live. Yes, certainly it is one sided and vague so please don't view this entry as anything sacra sancta. If you're interested in the subject, I hope this entry has given you a starting point from which to further your research.
Let's kick it off with cyber space needing to follow Sharia Law. If you're a woman looking to blog about your love life, you may find your blog is no longer updatable. http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0619/p06s02-wome.html.
If you are female and looking to drive, you're going to have to get yourself to a country that allows your kind to get behind a wheel. As it stands (for reasons unknown) women cannot drive in Saudi Arabia. BUT if that changes it will be exploit them. Read why http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/09/28/license_to_drive/.
But while the above point may be a spark of progression, I've managed to dig up a pile of regression.
Woman and men are largely segregated in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia but there are certain instances where they have been able to collaborate, one such area being that of banking. Women and men were allowed to work together in this sector but it seems that (once more, for reasons unknown) that will no longer be the case. Really Long Link
So what's the point of this entry? Well it's meant to be a little bit of an eye opener to the way our Gen Y sisters in another part of the world live. Yes, certainly it is one sided and vague so please don't view this entry as anything sacra sancta. If you're interested in the subject, I hope this entry has given you a starting point from which to further your research.
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Comment by Ahmed
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The problem is it's run by a few, shall we say nutcases? Who are trying to create their own version of the perfect world while simultaneously protecting their own interests.
It's messed up is what it is.
Comment by Anonymous
Women across the globe certainly do not share the same freedoms and privileges we do here. Would be great if some of the women who have experienced these other cultures or political differences could comment. It would be enlightening to get their perspective on things.
Comment by Wynona Lavota
Generation Y Life
My mistake Ahmed, I thought the Saud family based their rule on Sharia Law. I told you this thing wasn't properly researched.
Comment by Ahmed
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Comment by Wynona Lavota
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