Women Staying in Hotels Complain of Discrimination
Najah Alosaimi, 12/5/08
Several months after the government’s decision to allow women to stay in hotels without guardians, businesswomen and other travelers started taking advantage of this new freedom. But many say that they sometimes feel discriminated against by hotel regulations. Nada, 29, works for a media corporation. She told Arab News that the new regulation has made her life easier, especially since she frequently travels on work-related business. But she added that she often notices people looking at her with an eye of mistrust when she introduces herself as a single woman wanting to book a room. “People don’t look at me with respect because there is no man accompanying me,” she said.
See: http://www.arabnews.com/?page=1§ion=0&article=109815&d=12&m=5&y=2008
Tags: Saudi Arabia, Womens Rights, Workers