Saudi Arabia to let women work and study without man’s permission

‘Saudi Arabia plans to give women more control over their lives through study, work and hospital treatment.
The deeply conservative kingdom is one of the most gender-segregated countries in the world, where women live under the supervision of a male guardian, cannot drive, and must wear head-to-toe black garments in public.
But Saudi media outlets have reported that the country’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has issued an order allowing women to benefit from government services such as education and healthcare without getting the consent of a male guardian.’
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