Women drive fast train to Mecca as they join Saudi work force in greater numbers
- Date: 29-Jan-2023
- Source: Arab Weekly
- Sector:Transport
- Country:Saudi Arabia
Women drive fast train to Mecca as they join Saudi work force in greater numbers
JEDDAH-
Driver Tharaa Ali takes her seat at the helm of a high-speed train ferrying pilgrims to Mecca, a beneficiary of conservative Saudi Arabia’s bid to employ its booming female workforce.
Saudi women only gained the right to drive in 2018, and until recently 25-year-old Ali’s transportation experience was limited to cruising around her native Jeddah in the family sedan.
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