flâneur

Did female driving increase Saudi patriarchy?

draliceevans.substack.com · 1,151 words · saved by 1 readers

After women’s driving was legalised in Saudia Arabia, did they gain autonomy? No. First up, the driving course was prohibitively expensive ($800 USD; six times higher than the course for men). Two years after the ban was lifted, only 2% of Saudi women even had a license.

After women’s driving was legalised in Saudia Arabia, did they gain autonomy? No. First up, the driving course was prohibitively expensive ($800 USD; six times higher than the course for men). Two years after the ban was lifted, only 2% of Saudi women even had a license. Chaza Abou Daher, Erica Field, Kendal Swanson and Kate Vyborny then enacted a cunning plan to test the effects of actual driving: they randomised free driver training! 54% of respondents in their treatment group gained a license, compared with 10% of respondents in the control. Did driving expand female freedoms? Two…

saved by

related reading