Campaigns Begin for First Saudi Female Electoral Candidates

Source: The GuardianGender equality in the kingdom takes a slow step forward as women prepare to stand and vote in municipal elections Saudi women began their first ever campaigns for public office on Sunday, in a step forward for women’s rights in the conservative kingdom’s slow reform process. More than 900 women are standing in the 12 December municipal elections, which will also mark the first time women are allowed to vote in Saudi Arabia.