Saudi women's rights movement

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The Saudi women's rights movement is a social and political campaign in Saudi Arabia that challenges male guardianship and other legal and cultural restrictions to secure greater freedoms and equality for women.

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Saudi women's rights movement canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf feminist movement
social movement
women's rights movement
aimsTo achieve gender equality
challenge male guardianship system
expand women's participation in public life
improve women's legal status
reform discriminatory laws
secure greater freedoms for women
country Saudi Arabia
faces arrests of activists
defamation campaigns against activists
state repression
travel bans on activists
hasNotableActivist Aziza al-Yousef
Eman al-Nafjan
Hatoon al-Fassi
Loujain al-Hathloul
Manal al-Sharif
Nassima al-Sadah
Samar Badawi
hasNotableOrganization ALQST for Human Rights
Monitor of Human Rights in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Civil and Political Rights Association (ACPRA)
Women to Drive campaign network
hasOutcome expansion of women's right to work in mixed-gender environments
increased international attention to Saudi women's rights
lifting of ban on women driving in 2018
reforms easing male guardianship restrictions after 2019
influencedBy global feminist movements
international human rights norms
notableCampaign Women2Drive campaign
campaign against male guardianship system
campaign for women's political participation
campaign for women's right to travel without male permission
campaign for women's right to work without male permission
opposes ban on women driving (historical)
gender segregation in public spaces
male guardianship system in Saudi Arabia
restrictions on women's employment
restrictions on women's freedom of movement
restrictions on women's political participation
relatedTo Middle Eastern feminism
Saudi Arabian politics
human rights in Saudi Arabia
timePeriod 20th century
21st century
usesMethod international advocacy
legal challenges
online activism
petitions
public protests
social media campaigns

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Manal al-Sharif movement Saudi women's rights movement
Women2Drive campaign relatedTo Saudi women's rights movement