Is Saudi Women's Vote a Step Forward?

http://www.towardfreedom.com/38-archives/women/4111-is-saudi-women-s-vote-a-step-forward
Date Written:  2015-12-15
Publisher:  Toward Freedom
Year Published:  2015
Resource Type:  Article
Cx Number:  CX18520

The global press has been heralding the December 13, 2015, vote in Saudi Arabia as a breakthrough for women, since it's the first time in history that Saudi women have been allowed to vote. But is this vote really a significant step forward?