Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - one of the most conservative countries in the world.Here follow strict segregation of women mainly within the walls of the house.Women in Saudi Arabia have greatly restricted.This is due to great influence of religious leaders and especially the law of the country based on Islamic law.
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every adult inhabitant of the Kingdom must have a guardian - a close male relative.Without the consent of the guardians of women in Saudi Arabia are deprived of the opportunity to travel, to get a license to do business, to work, to study at a college or university.Education shall be permitted only in the female environment, male teachers can communicate with pupils only domestic television.Even in cases where the law does not require the consent of the guardian, power structures come to him for permission.Without the permission of her husband or guardian for women in the welfare state are not receiving medical care.There are no laws prohibiting violence against women, but legislation that perpetuate male dominance, there are so many.So, men are entitled to have multiple wives to divorce them unilaterally without putting forward legitimate justifications.For the fairer sex to obtain a legal divorce very difficult.A female heir can claim a share of the inheritance is two times less than a male heir.Residents of the country are not entitled to drive a car.They are obliged to cover their faces and hair and wear abaya - hides the shape a long black dress.
Men Conservatives have agreed to expand the rights that women have access to Saudi Arabia
In 2011, King Abdullah issued a decree allowing women to participate in municipal elections.Moreover, a resident of the country have the right to sit in the Royal Advisory Council, composed exclusively of men before.Undeniable progress has been made in sports: in summer 2012 for the first time in the history of the Olympic Games was attended by two women of Saudi Arabia (photo).In April 2013, the world had spread the news of the new Kingdom of the generosity of men.They let their ladies ride bicycles and motorcycles, but introduced a number of restrictions.Firstly, saudovki can not ride without support of her husband or another male person, consisting with her kin.Second, you can ride a bike path along the parks and in other designated areas, which are as far as possible from the concentrations of men.Finally, the last limitation: a ride on a bicycle or motorcycle women in Saudi Arabia can only be bundled up from head to toe in the national dress - abaya.It remains to add that the observance of these rules, monitors religious police, to prevent any attempts to violate the canons of Islam.
Despite some reforms, to a certain extent improve the legal status of Saudi women, discrimination continues to exist.Stability of Islamic customs and traditions can not hope for a speedy progressive changes in the position of women living in Saudi Arabia, not only correspond to the current legal requirements that capture the status of the fair sex in the field of international law.
