Amanda Gorman calls on Biden to support Afghan women and girls

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11. Saudi Arabia only last year ended formal male guardianship laws for women...

...which does not even address current cultural norms, so once again what is the big difference?

https://www.theweek.co.uk/60339/things-women-cant-do-in-saudi-arabia

The dress code for women is governed by a strict interpretation of Islamic law and is enforced to varying degrees across the country. The majority of women wear an abaya – a long cloak – and a head scarf. The face does not necessarily need to be covered, “much to the chagrin of some hardliners”, says The Economist. But this does not stop the religious police from harassing women for exposing what they consider to be too much flesh or wearing too much make-up.

In July 2017, a prominent cleric called for even more modesty, urging the nation’s “daughters” to avoid “any abaya that has any decorations… No embellishment, no slits, no openings”.

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Women are required to limit the amount of time spent with men to whom they are not related. The majority of public buildings, including offices, banks and universities, have separate entrances for the different sexes, The Daily Telegraph reports.

Public transportation, parks, beaches and amusement parks are also segregated in most parts of the country. However, the government announced at the end of 2019 that restaurants are no longer required to have separate entrances segregated by sex.