Was in 1896, and it was not Qatar. And Switzerland allowed women to vote in 1971.
From those that I have met here I think that the ME women are empowered and are quite strong in their beliefs - they just don't match what I am used to, coming from the country that first opened voting to women. (Now the top positions in NZ are held by women, not that I actually care who is doing the job, just that they are doing it well).
But if we were to talk about freedom regardless of gender or race then Qatar has a way to go to make things equal...
Was in 1896, and it was not Qatar. And Switzerland allowed women to vote in 1971.
From those that I have met here I think that the ME women are empowered and are quite strong in their beliefs - they just don't match what I am used to, coming from the country that first opened voting to women. (Now the top positions in NZ are held by women, not that I actually care who is doing the job, just that they are doing it well).
But if we were to talk about freedom regardless of gender or race then Qatar has a way to go to make things equal...