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Gender Issues

While many Saudi women hold jobs yet segregation is the norm, i.e. female doctors see only female patients. This is true when it comes to educational, medical, religious and other service institutions.
Women are not allowed to drive or ride bicycles on public roads.
Western business women tend to be accepted but with a great deal of reservation.
It's best to avoid direct eye contact with men. A simple smile can be severely misinterpreted.
Women are expected to be very feminine, and obey male authority. They are expected to grow up, and become wives/mothers.
It is unacceptable in most social circles for women to voice their opinions about many things or question their male guardian’s authority. These roles are generally expected of foreign women as well.

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