In 2011, Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah granted women the right to vote in 2015, but they still face restrictions such as needing male permission to work and travel. Before this, Saudi Arabia was the only country besides Vatican City to not allow women to vote.
In 2011, Abdullah, the then King of Saudi Arabia granted Saudi women the legal right to vote in 2015. Previously, women in Saudi Arabia were not allowed to vote or run as candidates. While this was an important step for women’s rights in the country, Saudi women are still not able to do many things. As of 2015, Saudi women are not allowed to drive and need permission from their husband or other male guardian to work, get married or divorced. They must also have a male chaperone to leave their home and travel. Before Saudi women received suffrage, Saudi Arabia was the only place in the world, aside from Vatican City, that didn’t allow women to vote.
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