Why women are uber annoyed in Saudi Arabia
http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-36461894
Many pointed to fact that as they are not permitted to get
behind the wheel themselves, their government and the Silicon
Valley transport company were using women as "cash cows," and
hence profiting from their lack of rights. After the deal was
announced, the hashtag 'Saudi women announce Uber boycott'
gained popularity in Saudi Arabia, with over 8,500 mentions on
Twitter in the last week. Some slammed the move arguing that
the Vision 2030 strategy recently outlined by Saudi Deputy
Crown Prince and Defence Minister Mohammed bin Salman, which
detailed several reforms aimed at diversifying the country's
economy and moving it away from its dependence on oil profits,
would be at the expense of women. Quite literally.
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Better be careful ladies. Criticize Uber in S.A. and you could end up
shackled to a post being flogged to death.
--Lauren--
Lauren Weinstein ([email protected]): http://www.vortex.com/lauren
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