Open AccessNew Horizons for Saudi Arabian Women
Author(s) -
Salha Abdin
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
al-raida
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2226-4841
pISSN - 0259-9953
DOI - 10.32380/alrj.v0i0.1446
Subject(s) - functional illiteracy , new horizons , work (physics) , geography , ancient history , socioeconomics , history , gender studies , political science , sociology , engineering , mechanical engineering , law , aerospace engineering , spacecraft
Studies about Saudi Arabian women are very scarce if they are not totally inexistent. Rumors say that complete segregation between the sexes is required, female illiteracy is very high, early marriage is the rule, opportunities for work are closed to women.