Women seek gender-based voting system

AL-NAIRIYA: Women in Al-Nairiya governorate have called on the government to only allow gender-based voting because they believe this would allow women to get places on the new municipal councils.
Nouf Al-Otaibi, a businesswoman in the area, said men can get more votes than women. She said men should vote for men and women for women.
Hind Al-Maliki said men have significant authority in the governorate that enables them to get more votes, which makes it unfair competition.
Teacher Muniera Al-Mutairi said it was important for women to have an opportunity to serve on councils because they were best suited to communicate with other women and help them with issues.
“We live in a conservative society that has its own rules and laws that encourage women to communicate with other women and prevents women from communicating with men,” she said.