POLS 184 Intro to IR: Saudi Women Get Right To Vote: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle-east/saudi-king-women-given-right-to-vote-for-first-time-in-2015-nationwide-local-elections/2011/...
This is a victory for women, however a small one. But I think it is encouraging, and with more pressure on the King over recent events with the Arab Spring, I think that more changes will come the longer it lasts. Now the question is can women keep up the momentum and make changes that will significantly improve their rights and equality.
While this is a victory for women, its, unfortunately not as momentous as it seems. Women still have to have permission from a man in her family to vote. This is something to placate the people in the midst of the Arab Spring and not something done out of changing opinions of women's rights. Women's rights activists should continue their efforts in this region of the world with greater urgency than ever to make this little concession more meaningful and to make it have a greater impact on the Saudi community.
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