The Dark Shadow Shrine

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Wednesday, September 09, 2015

Saudi women can run in local polls

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As Singaporeans head for the ballot box this coming Friday, it is important for us to realise that in some parts of the world, women are still denied their voting rights....The latest in Saudi Arabia is that women are now allowed to stand in local elections (whatever that is...) -- a historic first!
Saudi Arabia makes for a useful example when it comes to female oppression...note what the article says:
"Women in the oil-rich Gulf state, which applies a strict segregation of the sexes, are banned from driving and have to cover themselves from head to toe while in public. They also need the consent of a male guardian to travel, work, apply for a passport or to marry."

Useful for qns on gender equality and prejudice/discrimination. The article brings up a useful point on male guardianship system, ostensibly for the protection of the women....