Today (June 24, 2018) is the first day that women are allowed to legally drive in Saudi Arabia, as a result of a change announced last September in a surprise move by King Salman, according to the Clarion Project website.
Women in Saudi Arabia also recently won the "rights" to attend soccer matches and join the army and intelligence services.
However, women in the kingdom are still denied many basic rights. A woman still needs the permission of a male guardian (a woman's father, brother, husband, or even her son) to: get medical care, attend school, have a job, open a bank account, get a passport, travel abroad, marry or divorce.
Also, after a divorce, it is almost impossible for a woman in the kingdom to obtain custody of her children, as her former husband has this "right."
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