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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Statements (53)

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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Referenced by (2)

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