guardianship system
Saudi court grants woman passport after father refuses to send her abroad
The woman in western Jeddah sought to disown her father as guardian after he refused to let her seek a passport to study abroad.
Saudi women now can open their own business without male permission
Saudi Arabia is pushing to expand country’s private sector, including expansion of female employment under a reform plan for a post-oil era.
Guided without guardians: Saudi women can now own biz without male consent
The policy change, announced by the Saudi government on Thursday, also marks a major step away from the strict guardianship system.
Saudi women need not wear abaya robes: senior cleric
The government has not said whether it will change the law.
Women on wheels: Saudi Arabia lifts ban on women driving
Its historic decision to allow women to drive from June 2017 has been cheered inside the kingdom and abroad.
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