Saudi Arabia to separate men and women in Bank HQs
Saudi authorities have ordered banks to separate female and male workers at their headquarters in a new setback for women's rights in the conservative kingdom. Banks are one of the main employers of women in Saudi Arabia. Though women are already separated from male employees in branches, they have up to now worked together in bank headquarters. Under the new system, women employees in bank headquarters could now be obliged to work on separate floors and use different lifts, entrances and canteens from men.
Meanwhile a law has been passed in Kuwait that restricts women from working between the hours of 10 pm and 7 am and bars them from 'arduous and dangerous' jobs. Oh, and jobs where they provide services to men only.
Ridiculous.
yes its crazy how these people treat women and still get support from USA..as a woman its make soooo mad..
ReplyDeletei am glad that now the House has passed a bill stopping aid to Saudi Arabia..i wish we could do something more direct to stop them from mistreating women
bhumika
middle east desk,the newsroom
The best part is that the one who is in need for aid is United states not Saudi Arabia
ReplyDeleteBhumika - You are SOOOOO right!
ReplyDeleteAnd Mansour - surprise! I agree with you. It's about time other countries picked up their slack. I am so tired of the US paying the freight for the rest of the world and getting nothing but dissed.
Bring your wallet, bud!