Saudi Arabia Research Paper

Saudi Arabia has been a topic of gender inequality for many years. The men do not permit women to do many things in Saudi Arabia. Women have to have a male guardian present to do basic things, like leaving the house. The women must wear abayas and headscarves to be modest while in public. There are strict punishments for women who do not follow the dress code. The women of Saudi Arabia cannot do many things without a male present and are considered inferior to men. They have just been given the right to drive, and that is a small step in the right direction. Women cannot do many things without a male guardian present. A male family member must accompany them every time they leave the house. The women cannot even report a sexual harassment charge without having the male guardian there with her. Another basic right that woman do not have is to have any medical treatment done without her guardian’s consent, even if it is a life-saving operation. The woman must have a signature from a male in order to have the treatment. There are now a few jobs that women can work at without the male present, but they cannot have their own bank account to control the money (Hammond, p.98). Women are made to be completely dependent on the men in this culture. The women of Saudi Arabia are considered inferior to men. …show more content…
The prospects are not young men, however, but their mothers, who traditionally made the match with help from the khatabah, or yenta, who was sometimes sent over to surreptitiously look under the hood and kick the tires of the bride-to-be. She would give the girl a hug to check the firmness of her breasts and then drop something on the floor to watch the girl pick it up. When the young lady would bend over and her abaya lifted ever so slightly, the khatabah could see her ankles and infer the shape of the legs and