On campuses, where Liberal softies still rule with an iron fist, feminism is as safe as a city with no women drivers. That is the only thing I support about Saudi Arabia, by the way.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
On the whole, it is the rights and freedoms of all citizens that are crucial in Saudi Arabia and from those the rights of women will emanate.
The way women today are treated in Saudi Arabia is a direct result of the education our children, boys and girls, receive at school.
In effect, Saudi Arabia legitimizes fundamentalism, religious discrimination, intolerance and the oppression of women. Saudi women not only can't drive, but are also told by some clerics that they mustn't wear seatbelts for fear of showing the outlines of their bodies.
I believe the U.S. has been way too silent on the brutality, the lack of human rights in the Muslim world for women.
The Saudi government's denial of basic rights to women is not only wrong, it hurts Saudi Arabia's economic development, modernization and prosperity.
The notion that a contemporary woman must look mannish in order to be taken seriously as a seeker of power is frankly dismaying. This is America, not Saudi Arabia.
Girls' education is no silver bullet. Iran and Saudi Arabia have both educated girls but refused to empower them, so both remain mired in the past. But when a country educates and unleashes women, those educated women often become force multipliers for good.
There's just as many different kinds of feminism as there are women in the world.
Feminism is the best movement that's happened in the 21st century, and it benefits everyone.
It is in Saudi Arabia's best interest to allow women to fully participate in its society, and this includes the right to vote and run for office.