King Salman ordered the reform in a royal decree delivered on Tuesday night, requesting that drivers licences be issued to women who wanted them.

The decision comes amid a broad reform program that last week led to women being allowed into a sports stadium for the first time.

It is the most significant change yet to a rigidly conservative social order in Saudi Arabia that has strictly demarcated gender roles, and severely limits the role of women in public life. 

Earlier this month, a Saudi cleric was banned from preaching after saying that women should not be allowed to drive because their brains shrink to quarter the size of a man’s when they go shopping.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/sep/26/saudi-arabias-king-issues-order-allowing-women-to-drive

I hope that the feminist movements around the world can continue to get traction, if it weren't for all the brave women who spoke out against their brutal regime, we wouldn't even be getting the slight improvements that we are!! But let's not stop there, there is still much to be done!

Its a start. Even as a housewife a driver's licence is so crucial. If a man is at work who would drop the kids to school and buy groceries?

Saudi Arabia is a strange country. Living conditions are great compared to other Middle Eastern countries, yet they are so ultra-conservative on this kind of stuff.

That's really good news and I'm glad that he decided to change that. Hopefully, they change more.

But the feminist icon says Saudi Arabia is great for women -10 weeks paid maternity trumps everything apparently.

What are you even going on about now?

***Slow clap***

Edit: Wait, is there adequate peripheral vision in a burqa? They should make that optional too.

Fucking christ mate, you probably don't need prostate exams with how far you go up your ass.

In all honesty, I'll take progression regardless of how long it takes. It's much better than mocking them and going back to square one. Good on them, and hopefully Saudi Arabia turns into a better place to live for women