Still Second Class Citizens
Posted by gargi on 15 Oct 2004 | Tagged as: International
Saudi Arabia is finally having municipal level elections early next year, ushering in the first whiff of Democracy. In this too there is a caveat. Women cannot vote. The excuses offered are ridiculous. Lack of female staff and photo identity can both be overcome if the Government has the desire to do so.
We are in 2004. How much longer before no eyebrows are raised about civil and professional acceptance of women at all levels?
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