Re: Saudi Sheik: Ovaries Get Damaged When Women Drive
Some of these are shocking:
Marriage and divorce
- A girl of any age can be forced into marriage by her male guardian.
- A woman of any age requires the consent of her male guardian to enter into marriage.
- A woman can be forcibly divorced from her husband at the behest of her male guardian.
Education
- A girl cannot be educated without the consent of her male guardian.
- A woman cannot continue her education without the consent of her husband or male guardian.
Freedom of movement
- A woman cannot get a passport without the permission of her husband or male guardian.
- A woman cannot travel, or take her children anywhere, without the permission of her husband or male guardian.
Healthcare
- A woman cannot be admitted to, or discharged from, a government hospital without the permission of her husband or male guardian.
- A woman cannot make decisions regarding medical care, including family planning, for herself or her children without the permission of her husband or male guardian.
Employment and agency
- In the few jobs that are permitted to a Saudi woman, she cannot be employed without the approval of her husband or male guardian.
- Irrespective of age or educational attainment, a woman cannot run a business unless it is in the name of her husband or male guardian and she has his permission to manage it.
- A woman cannot access government agencies without women-only sections unless she is accompanied by her husband or male guardian.
Access to justice
- A woman cannot enter a police station to file a complaint unless she is accompanied by her husband or male guardian.
- A woman cannot file a court case or even appear before a judge without the presence of her husband or male guardian.
Source: Saudi Arabia: Women under Perpetual Guardianship of Male Relatives | Equality Now