{"id":50363,"date":"2018-05-14T10:50:27","date_gmt":"2018-05-14T10:50:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/jeddah\/en\/lifestyle\/reviews\/bakery\/ncredible-strides-made-for-and-by-women-in-saudi-arabia-in-2017\/"},"modified":"2018-05-14T10:50:27","modified_gmt":"2018-05-14T10:50:27","slug":"ncredible-strides-made-for-and-by-women-in-saudi-arabia-in-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/jeddah\/en\/inspo\/best-of\/ncredible-strides-made-for-and-by-women-in-saudi-arabia-in-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Incredible Strides Made For And By Women In Saudi Arabia In 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"c-adunit c-adunit--mpu\">\n<div id=\"mpu\" class=\"c-adunit__container\"> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>If this year&#8217;s been one thing, it has been empowering &#8211; especially for the women in Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n<p>Huge reforms have taken place and while a lot more are to come, it&#8217;s time to take a look back at just some of the incredible reforms that took place for the women in Saudi Arabia this year.<\/p>\n<h3>Here are just 10 of those amazing strides<\/h3>\n<div class=\"iframe-wrap\">\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/3o85xKPAEDCuXxRepO\" width=\"400\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" class=\"giphy-embed\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/feminism-wonder-woman-patriarchy-3o85xKPAEDCuXxRepO\">via GIPHY<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>1. Driving<\/h3>\n<p>It&#8217;s hard to have missed this one.<\/p>\n<p>In September,\u00a0King Salman bin Abdulaziz decided that\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/King%20Salman%20bin%20Abdulaziz%20has%20decided%20to%20allow%20women%20to%20drive,%20a%20decision%20that%20is%20breaking%20decades%20of%20tradition%20in%20the%20usually%20rather%20conservative%20Kingdom.%20Saudi%20Press%20Agency%20announced%20today%20that%20women%20will%20be%20issued%20driving%20licenses%20as%20early%20as%20June%202018.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">women will now be allowed to drive,<\/a> a decision that broke decades of tradition and took all of the internet by storm.<\/p>\n<p>Driving licenses will be issued from\u00a0June next year and the excitement is just too real &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/lovinsaudi.com\/news\/saudi-arabias-princess-noura-university-for-women-says-they-will-launch-a-driving-school-soon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">driving schools are opening<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lovinsaudi.com\/news\/women-in-saudi-arabia-might-be-exempt-from-a-few-penalties-that-come-with-driving-and-its-not-what-youd-expect\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">women traffic police are getting hired<\/a>, and some <a href=\"https:\/\/lovinsaudi.com\/news\/feature\/this-saudi-husband-has-started-teaching-his-wife-to-drive-and-its-super-adorable\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">women are already learning to drive<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Welcome to the driver\u2019s seat. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SaudiWomenMove?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SaudiWomenMove<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SaudiWomenCanDrive?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SaudiWomenCanDrive<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oksRbFvLWa\">pic.twitter.com\/oksRbFvLWa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ford Middle East (@FordMiddleEast) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FordMiddleEast\/status\/913088482838491137?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 27, 2017<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>2. The first all-women council is to be established<\/h3>\n<p>The first all-women city council is going to be\u00a0established very soon in Madina and it is going to be\u00a0all-things empowering.<\/p>\n<p>Basically, it is going to have everything needed to support and advice\u00a0women who are working or looking to work.<\/p>\n<p>More of these please!<\/p>\n<div class=\"iframe-wrap\">\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/3o7qDNLF8D2Lqe8GGc\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" frameborder=\"0\" class=\"giphy-embed\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/betawards-bet-awards-2013-3o7qDNLF8D2Lqe8GGc\">via GIPHY<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>3. Women will be joining the\u00a0police force<\/h3>\n<p>Women in Saudi Arabia will soon be able to serve the police force. As of now, they will be allowed to<a href=\"https:\/\/lovinsaudi.com\/news\/saudi-women-are-soon-going-to-join-the-traffic-police-and-it-looks-like-the-stage-is-set-for-womens-driving\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">join the traffic department<\/a> but we know this is just the beginning.<\/p>\n<div class=\"iframe-wrap\">\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/3o7TKU6vEGSPDy6vvO\" width=\"480\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" class=\"giphy-embed\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/election2016-dnc-democratic-national-convention-2016-3o7TKU6vEGSPDy6vvO\">via GIPHY<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>4. Women are now allowed in sports stadiums<\/h3>\n<p>Three major cities in Saudi Arabia (Jeddah, Dammam and Riyadh)\u00a0officially opened their doors to women and it has been incredible.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, Riyadh&#8217;s King Fahad stadium welcomed crowds of Saudi families in high spirits as they waved thousands of flags in solidarity with this reform.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><center><\/center><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-adunit c-adunit--mpu_mid\">\n<div id=\"mpu_mid\" class=\"c-adunit__container\"> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>5. Speaking of sports, girls now have the right to participate in physical education at school<\/h3>\n<p>It was announced earlier this year that\u00a0girls in public schools\u00a0will now be <a href=\"https:\/\/lovinsaudi.com\/news\/announcements\/saudi-arabia-has-just-granted-girls-the-right-to-participate-in-physical-education-at-school\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">allowed\u00a0to participate in physical education<\/a>.\u00a0<em>(Private schools were already allowed to do so.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>46 women have already been <a href=\"https:\/\/lovinsaudi.com\/lifestyle\/health\/46-women-are-set-to-become-pe-teachers-this-academic-year\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trained\u00a0to become PE supervisors<\/a>spread out in girls&#8217; schools all over the country by the beginning of the academic year.<\/p>\n<div class=\"iframe-wrap\">\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/11TqM7HN4auCXK\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" frameborder=\"0\" class=\"giphy-embed\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/show-gym-hit-11TqM7HN4auCXK\">via GIPHY<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>6. Jeddah also hosted the first all-women basketball tournament\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/lovinsaudi.com\/news\/history-has-been-made-yet-again-as-jeddah-just-hosted-its-first-all-women-basketball-tournament-on-saturday\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">first\u00a0all-women basketball tournament<\/a> of Saudi Arabia was held at\u00a0Al-Jowhara Stadium in Jeddah earlier this year and everyone was just so exciting.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>What more, the tournament was organised to support their breast cancer awareness campaign. Double win.\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Jeddah?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Jeddah<\/a> hosts first all-<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/women?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#women<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/basketball?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#basketball<\/a> tournament \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/putWNikz5l\">https:\/\/t.co\/putWNikz5l<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SaudiArabia?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SaudiArabia<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/EmpowerWomen?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#EmpowerWomen<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JeddahUnited?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JeddahUnited<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SaudiMOH?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SaudiMOH<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gsaksa?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@gsaksa<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BreastCancerAwareness?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BreastCancerAwareness<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FK7I1FN06o\">pic.twitter.com\/FK7I1FN06o<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Saudi Gazette (@Saudi_Gazette) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Saudi_Gazette\/status\/929966834346070016?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 13, 2017<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>7.\u00a0Plans to train the first female air-traffic controllers have been set in place<\/h3>\n<p>In an effort to increase the number of Saudi women in the workforce, the Kingdom will train women for positions as air traffic controllers.<\/p>\n<p>This is part of\u00a0Vision 2030 to increase women in the overall workforce from 23% to 28%.<\/p>\n<div class=\"iframe-wrap\">\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/B3ETOq2MtxqOQ\" width=\"480\" height=\"255\" frameborder=\"0\" class=\"giphy-embed\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/amazing-scott-pilgrim-incredible-B3ETOq2MtxqOQ\">via GIPHY<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>8. AND pilot-training scholarships have been set up<\/h3>\n<p>First the streets, now the skies &#8211; there is going to be no stopping\u00a0for women in the kingdom.<\/p>\n<p>Saudia Airlines announced its plans to offer <a href=\"https:\/\/lovinsaudi.com\/news\/saudia-airlines-joins-in-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pilot-training scholarships for women<\/a> in the kingdom.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BX5JwzTlwzO\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_medium=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"12\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BX5JwzTlwzO\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_medium=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; 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font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BX5JwzTlwzO\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_medium=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by SAUDIA (@saudi_airlines)<\/a> on <time style=\" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;\" datetime=\"2017-08-17T11:20:20+00:00\">Aug 17, 2017 at 4:20am PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<h3>9.\u00a0A woman was appointed spokeswoman for the Saudi embassy in Washington DC<\/h3>\n<p>Fatima Baeshen was appointed as the first spokeswoman for Saudi&#8217;s embassy in Washington\u00a0DC.<\/p>\n<p>She\u00a0was previously a director of the Think Arabia Foundation.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Proud to serve the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SaudiEmbassyUSA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SaudiEmbassyUSA<\/a> as the spokeswoman. I&#8217;m grateful for the opportunity, the support, and well wishes <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/KSA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#KSA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Fatimah S Baeshen (@FatimahSBaeshen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FatimahSBaeshen\/status\/912790543146651654?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 26, 2017<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>10. A Saudi woman joined NASA\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p>Mishaal Ashemimry because <a href=\"https:\/\/lovinsaudi.com\/news\/first-saudi-woman-to-join-nasa-is-being-congratulated-by-the-us-central-command\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Saudi&#8217;s first woman to join NASA<\/a>this year.<\/p>\n<p>She was congratulated by the US Central Command and the Saudi Ministry of Culture &amp; Information\u00a0for becoming such an inspiration to women (and men!) everywhere.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"If this year&#8217;s been one thing, it has been empowering &#8211; especially for the women in Saudi Arabia. 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