One of the contradictions of Mohammed Bin Salman (the current Crown Prince of Saudi, known as MBS) is that while he is violent authoritarian that has been cracking down on civil rights/dissent he has been affording women more rights.
Driving ban ending doesn't mean the culture has. Saudis are not progressive, they spend a lot of money ensuring they look progressive. In reality we rarely if ever get to see what it's truly like.
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The information regarding laws regarding women is out of date- the driving ban ended in 2018 (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-44576795) and the government is explicitly trying to increase the female labor force participation rate (https://www.brookings.edu/blog/future-development/2021/04/21...). I couldn't quickly find a good source on property ownership, which is obviously still problematic, but Wikipedia indicates that at least some individual ownership is permitted now (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_rights_in_Saudi_Arab...).
One of the contradictions of Mohammed Bin Salman (the current Crown Prince of Saudi, known as MBS) is that while he is violent authoritarian that has been cracking down on civil rights/dissent he has been affording women more rights.
Driving ban ending doesn't mean the culture has. Saudis are not progressive, they spend a lot of money ensuring they look progressive. In reality we rarely if ever get to see what it's truly like.
Sure, thats why more than half the cars on the roads there are driven by women now, and CUV sales have skyrocketed.
Visit the saudi reddit and you will see