“Today, women have “the right to drive and the freedom to travel without male authorisation, the right to live alone and the anti-harassment law, as well as equality in the workplace in terms of wages, occupation and working hours. The kingdom has witnessed a drastic shift towards women’s empowerment and the overhaul of all the regulations and restrictions that impaired women’s role in society.” 

Maha Akeel, strategy and policy advisor on social development and gender equality. Progress on gender equality in Saudi Arabia ‘advancing in leaps’ [The National]