Source: https://wbl.worldbank.org/en/data/exploreeconomies/saudi-arabia/2018
Timestamp: 2019-11-18 13:42:37
Document Index: 95366252

Matched Legal Cases: ['Art. 30', 'Art. 75', 'Art. 1', 'Art. 150', 'Art. 149', 'Art. 149', 'Art. 75', 'Art. 91', 'Art. 1', 'Art. 151', 'Art. 151', 'Art. 113', 'Art. 74', 'Art. 74']

Can a woman choose where to live in the same way as a man? No 0 Civil Status System, Art. 30
Can a woman travel outside her home in the same way as a man? No 0 Royal Decree No. 53 of 2012, Art. 75
Can a woman travel outside the country in the same way as a man? No 0 Ministry of Interior Form for Travel Permits
Can a woman legally get a job or pursue a trade or profession in the same way as a man? Yes 1 Guidelines for Employing Women in the Private Sector, Art. 1/1(3)
Can women work the same night hours as men? No 0 Labor Law, Art. 150
Can women work in jobs deemed hazardous, arduous or morally inappropriate in the same way as men? No 0 Labor Law, Art. 149
Are women able to work in the same industries as men? No 0 Labor Law, Art. 149
Is a married woman not legally required to obey her husband? No 0 Royal Decree No. 53 of 2012, Art. 75
Can a woman legally be "head of household" or "head of family" in the same way as a man? No 0 Civil Status System, Art. 91
Is there legislation specifically addressing domestic violence? Yes 1 Law on the Protection from Harm, Art. 1
Can a woman obtain a judgment of divorce in the same way as a man? No 0 The Basic Law Of Government of Saudi Arabia, Arts. 7 and 23
Do women have the same rights to remarry as men? No 0 The Basic Law Of Government of Saudi Arabia, Arts. 7 and 23
Is there paid leave of at least 14 weeks available to women? No 0 Labor Law, Art. 151
Does the government pay 100% of maternity leave benefits, or parental leave benefits (where maternity leave is unavailable)? No 0 Labor Law, Art. 151
Is there paid paternity leave? Yes 1 Labor Law, Art. 113
Do men and women have equal ownership rights to immovable property? Yes 1 No restrictions could be located
Do sons and daughters have equal rights to inherit assets from their parents? No 0 Basic Law of Governance, Arts. 7 and 23
Do female and male surviving spouses have equal rights to inherit assets? No 0 Basic Law of Governance, Arts. 7 and 23
Does the law grant spouses equal administrative authority over assets during marriage? Yes 1 Basic Law of Governance, Arts. 7 and 23
Are the ages at which men and women can retire with full pension benefits equal? No 0 Labor Law, Art. 74
Is the mandatory retirement age for men and women equal? No 0 Labor Law, Art. 74