Saudi Arabia: Women to Vote, Join Shura Council

King Abdullah’s announcement that women will be able to participate in municipal elections in 2015 and become members of the consultative Shura Council is a long overdue step toward greater participation of women in public life. In his statement on September 25, 2011, Abdullah made no reference to reforming other areas of discrimination against women, such as the guardianship system that authorizes male control over women and the ban on women driving. (Amman) – King Abdullah’s announcement that women will be able to participate in municipal elections in 2015 and become…

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