As
we are celebrating Women’s History Month in the United States, I cannot help
but to think about the women in Saudi Arabia.
While
these women have fought for their basic human rights for decades, they do not
have much to show for their efforts. Although Saudi women can now drive, carry
their own identification cards, and be employed, they still are subject to the
control of their guardian in many ways. Under the male guardianship system,
Saudi women are treated as permanent minors and require their guardian’s
permission to do most things in life. For example, even though Saudi women can
now drive, a woman with a particularly strict guardian may still need his
permission to drive to the store. These women deserve the right to live their
lives in the way that they please. For years Saudi women have been treated as
prisoners in their own homes, with their own families.
The
Saudi government continues to put women’s rights reform on the backburner. At
the G20 Riyadh Summit, the government ensured to restrict any meaningful
discussion of women’s rights. The Saudi government also continues to imprison
women’s rights activists who demanded for the end of the male guardianship
system. It is clear that the Saudi government has no real intention of freeing
their women from its patriarchal grasp, so it is time for the women, men, and
nations across the world to stand for these women and push for the Saudi
Arabian government to halt with their obstruction of reforms for women.
To
help bring awareness and change, you can sign this petition for the release of
women’s rights activist: https://lnkd.in/dQth9jB.
To
learn more about the treatment of Saudi women and what solutions should be
implemented to release them from oppression, read my article on the topic: https://lnkd.in/drDCpGr.
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