Working-women: We Want Sales, Not Propositions - Saudi Arabia/Womens Rights
Laura Bahsraheel; 28/3/08
Lama Hani, a 20-something Saudi property consultant at a Jeddah real estate company, would like her clients to know that she is not interested in receiving flowers, mobile phones or other gifts. She’s not interested in going out on a dinner date, either. What she wants is to sell property. “I hear many inappropriate comments from clients,” says Hani. “Businessmen should be more professional.” Hani, like many Saudi workingwomen, says that she faces a constant stream of harassment from some clients. While some behave appropriately, others do not.
See: http://www.arabnews.com/?page=9§ion=0&article=108334&d=28&m=3&y=2008