Women banned from
driving in Saudi Arabia.
Laws in Saudi Arabia prevent a woman from driving owing to
which, a lot of feminist groups in Saudi Arabia posted selfies of themselves
driving cars. Now the Saudi Arabian Government plans to revoke the ban, but not
without a few terms and conditions – they plan to make driving legal only for
women above 30 years of age. In addition to this, they will also be allowed to
only drive to school to drop or pick up their children and to hospitals. To be
able to do so, they would need to seek the permission of their husbands or
fathers, in absence of both, either a brother or a son.
Illegal for women to
vote or divorce in Vatican City
In the male dominated
society of Vatican City, it's illegal for women to divorce their spouses and
vote for their country.
Yemen's 1992 act says that a wife "must permit (her
husband) to have legitimate intercourse with her when she is fit to do
so."
14% of Yemen girls are married to adult men before they are
15.
Yemenese wives are
forced to have sex with their husbands by the law that governs the country,
thereby legalising marital rape.
Illegal for women to work in Turkey without their husband's
permission.
The working population of women in Turkey is just about 29%,
but what makes it difficult for women seeking employment is the fact that they
have to seek their husband's permission to hold a job.
Permission to wear false teeth
Women in Vermont
require their husband's permission to be able to wear false teeth in their
mouth.
Legal to beat wife, but just once a month!
In Arkansas USA, there is a law
that allows men to beat their wives, but just once a month.
Illegal for women to wear 'mini
skirts' in Uganda
Politicians in Uganda call for imprisonment of women who
dress in a skirt 'above the knee'. This comes in view of Uganda's
anti-pornography law introduced last year, banning indecent dressing.
Women in China don't have a claim to
property in divorce
Since 2011,
property is no longer split for the couple seeking divorce. It is awarded to
the person in whose name the property is registered in. In China it is common
for men to pay for the house, and women to pay for the interior decors of the
house - which cost just as much as the house itself.
Female audiences banned from watching football in Iran
Iran has banned its
women from entering football stadiums, as they are believed to provoke men to
rape them. In 2006, the then President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad had proposed a
special section for women in the football stadium, but the decision was
overruled by higher authorities.
source:http://www.jaagore.com/power-of-49/10-ridiculous-global-laws-for-women
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