Tuesday, October 30, 2012

In Saudi: Female Lawyers, Maybe- Drivers, Hello NO!


By Alison Royer

Around 300 women in Saudi Arabia are looking forward to the passing of a law that would actually allow them to become practicing attorneys.

This would be great but let's just review the facts: women in Saudi Arabia are required to have a male guardian at all times, they do not have voting rights, they are prohibited from driving.  Is this making sense?  Does it seem like the fine people of Saudi Arabia are going to grant these women rights to practice law anytime soon?  I'm not saying it's totally impossible or anything but in 2007 a father in Saudi Arabia killed his daughter for chatting with a man on Facebook soooo….

Keep fighting the good fight ladies!  If it doesn't work out you can always move to America, go to law school, adopt an out-of-control drinking problem, fail the bar several times and then become President.  Hooray!  America! 

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