What women can and can’t do in Saudi Arabia (theweek.com)
from technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com to world@lemmy.world on 11 Dec 15:11
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MrFappy@lemmy.world on 11 Dec 16:13 next collapse

Can: Produce offspring, clean Can’t: Live, Exist, breathe (probably)

ramsorge@discuss.online on 11 Dec 16:56 collapse

They can breathe with permission

atzanteol@sh.itjust.works on 11 Dec 16:27 collapse

This will … Take time…

I know it’s going to get me modded down but social change is very hard. Change too fast and you generate a conservative backlash. And if those conservatives weild political power then you have rebellion.

It sounds like some of the reforms should be quite meaningful though - being allowed to drive opens up a lot of opportunity that was previously denied.