Women in Saudi Arabia have been celebrating ever since the royal decree that will allow them to drive by next year June was announced.
The Saudi Foreign ministry had early this week announced that women will be able to drive by next year June.
“This is a historic big day in our kingdom,” Prince Khaled bin Salman, Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to the US, said Tuesday in a briefing with reporters.
One of the women Kholoud Attar, a 32-year-old Saudi designer and magazine owner who has been running her business for 10 years, told the media that the change would make a “huge difference” both to her and to her female employees.
“Being able to drive really facilitates a lot of logistics and helps with shaving off the time to get things done,” she said. “It’s so thrilling to be able to do this.”
“Employing a driver currently eats up almost a third of the of my staffs average monthly salary, this opportunity will help them find the money for their children’s care or education, she said.
Recall that herald.ng reported yesterday that Saudi has made a decree that will enable women to drive from next year June.