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women in america have rights
Explanation:
Saudi Arabia is an extremely male dominated culture with strict adherence to tradition and the religious laws of Islam, called Sharia. “Islam provides the framework for a unique form of government which continuously strives to raise the living standards of its people while cherishing the religious, ethnic, and moral values of the Kingdom’s diverse tribes” (Luna 9). Sharia guidelines maintain that an unmarried woman is the ward of her father, a married woman is the ward of her husband, and a widowed woman is the ward of her sons. There is no concept of a single women, alone in Saudi Arabia. Women must ask permission from their male guardians to do virtually anythin
Saudi Arabia Today
There is no denying that women in the Unites States have made great strides towards full gender equality, but there are still things to be done. In Texas alone, the past year has seen Senate controversies on both pay equality and reproductive rights.
In June 2013, Rick Perry vetoed a bill meant to prevent wage discrimination against women. The Equal Pay Bill or HB 950 would bring Texas state law in line with the federal Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, which makes it easier for women to sue employers over wage discrimination.
Wendy Davis successfully completed an 11 hour filibuster to defeat a controversial anti-abortion bill aimed at severly cutting funding for abortion services across Texas. However, Rick Perry called a 2nd Special Session in order to get the bill passed. If passed it would effectively limit women's reproductive rights and options.
There has been some change in women's roles and rights in Saudi Arabia over the last fifty years. However, it must be noted that Saudi women do not want to become "westernized," but they do want some of the freedoms and rights that American women and women all over the world have been provided.
Saudi Arabia vs. The United States
Females
Global Women's Rights
Women's Rights in the United States
What They Cannot Do and What they Want to Change
Timeline of Women's Rights in the United States
Housekeeping and child care are the primary female function
Typically do not hold political office
Most do not receive a secondary education
Little to no power regarding major household decisions
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Women right's are different around the globe, but the rights of Saudi Arabia and the United States are almost polar opposites. Women's rights have been an issue in the USA since the 1800s, while Saudi Arabian women have only recently begun their fight for equality from the oppression of the strict Islamic laws under which they live. Women's gender roles play a significant role in the rights women are given. In Saudi Arabia, women are seen as subordinate to men and therefore few rights are given. However, some Saudi women reject the push for more rights, stating "Saudi women are the luckiest in the world and Saudi Arabia is the closest thing to an ideal and pure Islamic nation. We don't want imported Western values to destroy that" (Ambah)
Saudi Arabia’s unique mix of the traditional and modern present a distinct set of problems for women's rights. Saudi Arabia’s economy has evolved very quickly in the last fifty years, from a tribal community to a world power, but their culture has not had time to catch up. Women’s rights must be addressed in order for real and effective change to take place, but the current laws oppress them and limit their involvement in society.
