Recently in Saudi Arabia the first female Council had been formed. This ia a big step forward because in Saudi Arabia being such a holy country women have very few rights. We don't think about it much because here in the United States we try to say that everybody has equal rights and while this isn't exactly true we have much better luck than most other countries. Women have all the same rights as men do, or are supposed to but while in Saudi Arabia, women cannot even drive a car. The fact that this move was made to add women to the Kings council is a huge move. Whether or not they will even be regarded in any matters is another story. Regardless this is a huge step forward for the women of this country and that maybe the country will become more modernized soon and really start making some changes. If you read the article they talk about how this is a huge revalation but women are still being stricktly looked after. Men now have a much easier time "monitoring" their women when they leave the area. As you can see a huge step forward was made but many more leaps and bounds are necessary.


http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/17/world/middleeast/women-appointed-to-saudi-council-for-first-time.html?_r=0