Good news

[vetran]

At least 19 women win seats on local councils across Saudi Arabia | Daily Mail Online

At least 19 women win seats on local councils across Saudi Arabia after they were run in elections for the first time
Women ran for 979 of the 2,100 municipal seats up for grabs in elections
106,000 of the 130,000 who registered cast their ballots in landmark event
19 winners won seat in 10 different regions and some still to be announced

[VectraMan]

Shame they won't be allowed to drive to work.

[SueEllen]

Shame they won't be allowed to drive to work.

They will be driven by chauffeur...

[VectraMan]

They will be driven by chauffeur...

Close male relative? Who presumably will have to accompany them to all the council sessions.

It's a little bit of progress I suppose.

[d000hg]

I'd cynically assumed that while they were being allowed to stand, nobody would vote for them and that would be that.

Those few women who did get elected are going to have a heck of a time, good luck to them.

[SueEllen]

I'd cynically assumed that while they were being allowed to stand, nobody would vote for them and that would be that.

Those few women who did get elected are going to have a heck of a time, good luck to them.

The council can pass SFA in regards of laws.

[barrydidit]

I thought it was to do with council cutbacks. The catering trolley has been discontinued and they needed someone to make the tea.

[northernladuk]

I'd cynically assumed that while they were being allowed to stand, nobody would vote for them and that would be that.

Those few women who did get elected are going to have a heck of a time, good luck to them.

I assumed exactly the same and also believe they have their work cut out.

I did some work standing up a service desk in Cairo once and interviewed along with a colleague out there. He wouldn't consider a single woman on the desk as the male Sales guys would not appreciate being told what to do by a woman so it just wouldn't work.

If that is their attitude to service desk staff then good luck to anyone trying to change policy etc.

It's a start but so far to go yet.

[vetran]

I assumed exactly the same and also believe they have their work cut out.

I did some work standing up a service desk in Cairo once and interviewed along with a colleague out there. He wouldn't consider a single woman on the desk as the male Sales guys would not appreciate being told what to do by a woman so it just wouldn't work.

If that is their attitude to service desk staff then good luck to anyone trying to change policy etc.

It's a start but so far to go yet.

was the same in Dubai a few years ago. Felt quite odd.