Gender equality in the kingdom takes a slow step forward as women prepare to stand and vote in municipal elections Hundreds of Saudi women began campaigning for public office on Sunday,in a first for women in the conservative kingdom’s slow reform process – even as two activists were disqualified.
More than 900 women are standing alongside thousands of men in the 12 December municipal poll, which will also impress the first time that women in Saudi Arabia are allowed to vote.
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Source: theguardian.com