Quote Originally Posted by A11 View Post
This is one of the dumbest things in the world. In a time where treating women equally is at an absolute all time high, Saudi Arabia has been allowed to continue to treat women like trash (along with numerous other human rights atrocities) without anyone blinking an eye. Oil money is really cool like that hey.
Yeah, Saudi Arabia doesn't exactly have a sterling history of equality among the sexes. I will say, however, that some things are starting to change. If I'm not mistaken, women are allowed to drive there now and girls in school will now be taught health just as the boys are. I know that doesn't sound like much to be impressed by, but they're steps in the right direction. They have a very, very, very long way to go and there's no telling when or if some of the social and economic goals they're going for will be stopped in its tracks under different political regimes.