World ‘Shocking disregard for women’s rights’: Saudi Arabia chosen to lead UN’s top gender equality forum Saudi Arabia picked to chair UN’s top forum for women’s rights and gender equality, despite its egregious women’s rights record.
News & Views Manal al-Sharif dared to drive in Saudi Arabia. ‘What if we all spoke up?’ Manal al-Sharif sparked a movement that saw Saudi Arabia ending its ban on women driving. She says there’s more to do.
News & Views Life in Saudi Arabia for women – is it really improving? Saudi Arabia now has 5 female ambassadors representing the country – but what does it mean for the rest of the women living there?
News & Views Rayyanah Barnawi to become Saudi Arabia’s first female astronaut sent to space The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will be sending its first female astronaut, Rayyanah Barnawi, to the International Space Station (ISS).
News & Views Let’s not forget Saudi Arabia’s appalling record on women’s rights as it sponsors FIFA Women’s Word Cup Saudi Arabia’s tourist authority is reportedly set to sponsor the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand.
sport Saudi Arabia to get first female international football referee Saudi Arabia has appointed it first ever female international football referee. Anoud al-Asmari was appointed by FIFA alongside seven others.
News & Views Saudi Arabia sentences woman to 45 years prison for social media posts Saudi Arabia has sentenced a woman to 45 years in prison for posting messages on social media that “tear [the kingdom’s] social fabric.”
News & Views Saudi Arabia to have its first professional boxing match for women Saudi Arabia’s first women’s professional boxing match is set to take place on August 20th between Ramla Ali and Crystal Nova.
News & Views Ad offering 30 female train driver positions receives 28,000 applications in Saudi Arabia A job advertisement in Saudi Arabia offering 30 roles for female train drivers received 28,000 applicants.
News & Views Two women’s rights activists released from detention in Saudi Arabia Samar Badawi and Nassima al-Sadah had been detained in Saudi Arabia for nearly three years, first arrested in August 2018.
News & Views Ten new female leadership appointments in Saudi Arabia mark historic moment Ten positions of leadership in Saudi’s mosques have been appointed to women across multiple Holy Sites in Mecca and Medina.
News & Views Saudi Arabia ditches gender segregation in restaurants In Saudi Arabia, women will no longer be required to segregate themselves from unrelated men in restaurants in the paring back of gender restrictions.