Saudi Arabia will lift its ban on women drivers
Saudi Arabia announced today that it will end its long-standing prohibition on women drivers, according to The New York Times. The ban won’t be lifted immediately, though: the kingdom stated that it will need time to both educate women how to drive and men on how to interact with women on the road.
The new policy, which will go into effect in June 2018, was announced on state-owned media and at an event held in Washington, DC, highlighting how much of this decision was geared toward changing perceptions of Saudi Arabia by Western governments. The move is also seen as part of an effort by the son of the king, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, to overhaul the kingdom’s economy, society, and reputation globally.
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