Essay On Arabyan Women

Firstly, gender discrimination is not an exclusive feature of Saudi Arabia, but it is a more outwardly visible problem there. Gender

Like the newspaper article of On the road up in the air by Diana White and many other articles stated that when a woman is traveling she need to “worry about her safety” (White n.p). The safety is one of the biggest worry people have. Back in the 19th century, the sociocultural attitude of women traveling in America was inappropriate. If one had the ability to get on the road by herself, then her status was destroyed. Lillias C. Davidson stated “Back in 1889, traveling was more difficult and dangerous for many people precisely for women where the society consider inappropriate and unacceptable for them.

Women in Saudi Arabia believe that they have the right to drive and they decided they were going to do what they believe is right for them and their community. They stood up for what they believed in and showed the law that they were capable of driving instead of being driven around by men. They decided to show the law they deserved this right. Girls around the world are acting like Antigone and are finding ways to show that they should do what they believe is right and not what society thinks is right for them.

It is not hard for a woman to feel that the country is discriminating against her. In fact, I believe that is what made the video store incident to me, a “stupid” thing, not a something that I should cry over. What is more, No women in Saudi Arabia

In the time period, women and men filled distinct gender roles in society all around the world; the Middle East was no exception. In spite of the radical changes the Middle East would experience, such duties of men and women were firmly entrenched in the culture and showed no signs of budging. While men were tasked with things like warfare and hard labor, women had to take care of family and work to please a man all their life. First, a

The concept of a woman at the wheel was unheard of in the United States before World War I. Women motorists only first became visible as a result of their role as drivers during the war. During the woman’s suffrage movement, women were working to gain the right to vote and establish themselves as equals with men in society. With the passage of the 19th amendment, came increased mobility and independence for women. World War I and the Women’s Suffrage Movement were pivotal events in United States history that led to an increased amount of women drivers in America and a greater recognition of women as a whole in society. During this time, the automobile itself was becoming more popular,

In the United States in 2016, women were paid 80 percent of what men were paid (Kevin Miller, The Simple Truth about the Gender Pay Gap). Women are still treated as second hand to men to this day, but we have come a far way since the sixteenth century European women. Women can go to school, work, and have lives in the United States. In other countries and cultures, however, women still have a long fight ahead of them. In Saudi Arabia, women were just recently granted the ability to drive (Nicole Gaouette and Elise Labott, CNN). This is a huge stepping stone for women in Saudi Arabia and many more countries. The guardianship rule in Saudi Arabia is still ongoing, stating that women cannot make any decision without a man or young boy telling her yes or no. Women have no freedom for making their own choices, but their chains will soon be loosened through newly imprinted laws. Just like in the home, European women and Native American women vary greatly in societal structure and cultures.

Only 18% of the workforce in Saudi Arabia consists of females, compared to 48% in Canada. For the 18% of females that do work, they are forced to work in certain shops, such as female clothing stores, where men aren’t allowed to go in. Also, the work they do can’t interfere with their housework, meaning that if their mahram see’s it is interfering, or he doesn’t approve of the job, he can stop the women from going to the job. Women are not allowed to work side by side with men, making it very difficult for them to get a job that they want, that they can manage with their time

Women are denied many basic human rights, along with the ability to partake in many activities that us as Westerners would consider to be rights, simply because of their gender. The most infamous example is Saudi’s ban on women driving cars. This takes away a woman’s independence and therefore makes her further dependent on males. The stratification doesn’t stop there however; the enrollment in academic institutions is strictly contingent on the approval of the male guardians. This means women can be denied the basic right to an education if their male guardian so chooses, with no ability to protest. Women are then further marginalized in the work force. According to the Saudi labor code, “women shall work in all fields suitable to their nature.” Although this law is vague in terms of what these fields are, it is clear that this piece of legislation further restricts women’s rights in Saudi Arabia. Women also have severe restrictions on their legal rights. Females in Saudi Arabia must be granted permission from their male guardian in order to sue or take a case to court. This makes it virtually impossible to prevent domestic abuse, as the perpetrator is the one who must grant permission to get the legal procedures started. This puts women at a seriously compromised and defensively position creating further stratification between males and

If you were to go to the Middle Eastern North African region (MENA), you most likely won’t see females with education or equality. According to the MENA-OECD, the literacy

‘’Driving With Selvi’’ is a documentary directed by Elisa Paloschi, about girls rights. In some parts of the world, teenage girls get forced marriages. Selvi was 14 when she got married, the marriage was forced by her mother, Selvi and her husband had an abusive relationship, the only reason Selvi had a forced marriage is that her family needed money and if Selvi got married, the man he would give them a reasonable amount of money. Selvi was living a hard life because her mother never treated her well and she had a bad husband, Selvi thought about suicide, but instead, she ran away from home and became the first woman taxi driver. After a while, Selvi got married to a man that she loved and lived a great life afterward.

She can argue more effectively with her husband by showing him that she can cook before she goes to her job, or work while her kids are at school. Another belief that many Middle Eastern men possess is that women would be more passive if they are uneducated. Hence, they invest a great deal of energy in ensuring that their women are out of school and uneducated. The cycle of oppression is sustained as the oppression of women continues; women are kept ignorant, while men continue to feel unthreatened by the possibility that their educated women might demand freedom and equality. The belief of Middle Eastern men viewing their women as nothing but servants, expecting them to clean, cook, and raise children seems to be the driving force behind keeping women from achieving their educational potentials.

Iranian women have to depend quite frequently on men to survive. Women aren’t even allowed to travel unless they have permission of their husbands or fathers. Marriage also

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.

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.