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Saudi Arabia Women Register To Vote

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Women in Saudi Arabia registered to vote this week for the first time in the country’s history.

<span class='image-component__caption' itemprop="caption">Women in Saudi Arabia registered to vote this week for the first time in the country's history.</span>

CREDIT: HASSAN AMMAR/ASSOCIATED PRESS                                           

Women in Saudi Arabia began registering to vote this week for the first time in the nation’s history. But the roadblocks to voting they still face are a reminder of how much progress the country has yet to make on gender equality. 

 

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