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Westerners often hear of how oppressed women are in Saudi Arabia. As a result, one might expect these women to be vocal about their challenges living in such a country. However, contrary to the assumption that they are unhappy, they are quick to defend their country, saying that their often overbearing abayas are parts of their tradition. These women say that they still enjoy freedoms and that “[i]t is Western women… who have been manipulated into becoming the toys of men” (Kristof 272). Even so, they still receive unequal treatment from men. Saudi women journalists must stay in their own rooms when they work while men do not. Because of these types of segregated and deleterious practices, Nicholas Kristof argues in his essay “Saudis in Bikinis” that the West is not being paternalistic in trying to advocate for women’s rights in Saudi Arabia; they are trying to free women who have never tasted true liberty. It is

Every Saudi woman irrespective of her age has a male guardian that protect her and he is like a legal representative to her. Therefore, if she wants to travel, go to university or to get a bankcard, she have to get permission from her male guardian first. This is the reason why they are offended, but because that all the woman’s are like that, they look at it as something normal; they feel protected and not abusive, but some of them are fighting against.

In the article Women Say “I Do” to Education, Then Marriage, Leslie Mann speaks about why present-day women pursue to finish their education before getting married. Mann was able to present her analysis by using a study on educated and uneducated women, statements from several professors of sociology, and an interview with an educated woman who married later in life. Because of the social norms, factors, and pressures of the past, female college students are not as privileged as present-day students. Through her knowledge and understanding of how society affects studies and outcomes, Mann was able to see the flaws in her own choices.

Saudi Arabian women don’t have any privacy while they are out and about with their lives. They all must have a guardian with them at all times. For example, if a women wants to go out in public, she must be escorted by a driver because Arabian women aren’t allowed to drive. She also has to have a guardian with her where ever she goes. A grown women who is able to take care of herself doesn’t need to be chauffeur around 24/7. It’s not possible for a women to be independent with all the rules and laws that they are required to obey. In a piece “Under the Abaya” by an “American Girl” who lived in Saudi Arabia says, “In Saudi Arabia, women, regardless of age, are or marital status are required to have a male guardian. A woman cannot

The women of Saudi Arabia have been oppressed by the men of the country for generations due to the ignorance of the people, their Islamic faith, and the government. They have no rights and they must receive permission from their husbands or fathers to work, travel, and receive medical attention. The memoir Princess: A True Story of Life Behind the Veil in Saudi Arabia by Jean Sasson, is an excellent example of the oppression of women in Saudi Arabia and the literary devices of characterization and setting help to bring the oppression to life.

Accustomed to stereotypical depictions, Westerners are told that Middle Eastern women are passive, weak, and always veiled. It is often assumed that the severe conditions in Saudi Arabia—where women are not even allowed to drive cars—represent the norm for women throughout the Middle East and in the larger Muslim world. In reality, Saudi Arabia’s versions of both Islam and sexism are rather unique in their severities, although the rule of the Taliban in Afghanistan is now emulating the sexist Saudi model. Women enjoy political and social rights in many Muslim countries, and Egypt has recently granted women the right to divorce their husbands. In Tunisia, abortion is legal, and polygamy is prohibited. Women have served as ministers in the Syrian, Jordanian, Egyptian, Iraqi, and Tunisian governments, and as Vice President in Iran.

Statistics shows that about 30% of Saudi women are illiterates, although, presently, there are more female graduates than males in Saudi Arabia (Mobaraki, & Söderfeldt, 2010). This is so, because, some parts of Saudi Arabia (where nonreligious education was regarded as unsuitable for girls) initially opposed the opening of schools for girls ((Mobaraki & Söderfeldt, 2010).In addition to that, mixed sex education is not allowed in Saudi Arabia (Mobaraki &

Saudi Arabia’s women’s rights injustices violate a variety of the articles of the Universe Declaration of Human Rights, proving their abuses to be clear human rights issues. Article 3 of the UDHR clearly states that “Everyone has the right to life, liberty, and security of person” (“The Universal”). Unfortunately, there is a system at work that takes away the liberty of the women of Saudi Arabia. Journalist Katherine Zoepf has described the guardianship system as a system which “requires an adult woman to get permission from her guardian before traveling overseas or seeking medical care”(“Sisters in”). Not only that, but she also adds that “the male relative with responsibility over a Saudi woman may be her own adolescent son” (“Sisters in”).

Saudi Arabian women have numerous restrictions that must be followed. For example, driving is believed to jeopardize social principles. Saudi Arabia’s conservative religious establishment are opposed to allowing women the right to drive, arguing that it would undermine social values ("Saudi Arabia: End Driving Ban for Women." Human Rights Watch. 24 Oct. 2013. Web. 30 Aug. 2015)”. In addition, some Saudi women must dress with modesty,

How this communicate women oppression and the basis for such denouement will now undertake a focal point in the course of this study. In 2001, Saudi Arabi ratified the UN Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) which defined discrimination in the following terms:

THE FOCUS OF THIS PAPER WILL BE ON SAUDI ARABIAN WOMEN AND THE OBSTACLES THEY MUST OVERCOME TO ACCESS HEALTHCARE. WHAT MANY BELIEVE TO BE SHARIAH LAW CONCERNING WOMEN’S RIGHTS OF HEALTHCARE IS ACTUALLY BASED MORE ON TRADITION AND CUSTOM RATHER THAN LAW. UNFORTUNATELY, MANY PEOPLE IN SAUDI ARABIA ARE UNAWARE OF THIS AND STILL ABIDE BY THESE TRADITIONS AS IF THEY ARE LAWS. THESE PEOPLE INCLUDE MEN AND WOMEN, AND MANY HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS. IN SAUDI ARABIA, MOST OF THE POPULATION IS ULTRA CONSERVATIVE, THEREFORE, SEEKING TREATMENT FOR REPORDUCTIVE ISSUES AWKWARD. DUE TO THESE CUSTOMS, MANY WOMEN DO NOT OFTEN SEEK HEALTHCARE, AND WHEN THE WOMEN DO IT IS OFTEN TOO LATE. IN 2010 BREAST CANCER WAS THE NINTH LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH IN

Can you imagine living in a society where something small like riding a bike is a threat to a girl’s virtue? In Saudi Arabia, this is their reality. As seen in the movie Wadjda, a young Arab girl is determined to buy a bike from a local store. Unfortunately in Saudi Arabia, women shouldn’t be doing anything that would assume that they have a higher role in society than men and having mobility is seen as having freedom. Wadjda has to find other ways to achieve her dreams of owning a bike. Until last year, Women were banned from even having a driver's license and driving a car. The movie Wadjda was made to show the difficult daily life of women in a Saudi Arabian society today.

Every country has their own culture because of national differences and history. Culture can be defined as the values, beliefs and perceptions of a group of people. History, tradition and religion are the main influences on culture. This essay will analyze some of the main aspects of the political systems, economic systems and systems of stratification and inequality in Saudi Arabia and UAE. As a woman living in one county could be totally different than living in another one. Women 's status could be challenging in some countries and could be easy in another. Women 's status in each society and culture differs in different ways around the world. In some societies, women 's status improved progressively, while in other, it dropped or remained unimproved.

As mentioned by Nagwa Megahed, “Arab countries… are in urgent need of gender-oriented educational reform in order to achieve gender parity,” (Megahed 2011:400). The stunning need for education reform in Arab-speaking countries is rooted in the fact that women are deprived of education in its entirety because they’re viewed as inferior. They’re often confined to household labor, leaving little time for education, which is a divisive labor divide rendering women as only useful the domestic realm while men rule the job market and conform to a “breadwinner” masculinity (True 2012:35-52). In addition to the deprivation of an education and a lucrative job, women are also subjected to brutal violence when they’re considered to have stepped out of line. As outlined in the short film Women’s Rights, forced marriage and domestic violence are a very real and present danger to women living in patriarchal, developing societies – with no education and no freedom of choice, women are merely items to be traded and used as a domestic tool (Films Media Group 2010).

Bard (2011) adds that, Saudi Arabia women are exposed to domestic violence and rape. They cannot travel or get admitted in a healthy facility without the husband’s order. While in buses, they are made to occupy rear seats behind men. Those who fail to wear Abayas (black garment that covers the whole body) are entitled to physical harassments.