Wearing pants in Paris, parachuting in Florida: rights that women only got in the 2010s
'08.03.2020'
Source: RBC
March 8 "RBK Style" suggests recalling what rights women have received in the modern world in recent times and what ridiculous prohibitions are still in force for them.
In 2000, the Russian government approved a list of 456 types of work for which it is forbidden to hire women. The list, for example, includes such professions as a boatswain or an electric train driver. On July 4, it became known that the Ministry of Labor plans to reduce this list, which means that a woman will officially be able to become a trucker, sailor or tractor driver. The publication decided to recall what other restrictions for women were lifted not so long ago, and which are still valid.
What was allowed:
Wear pants in Paris
It is hard to believe, but women received official permission to appear in trousers in public places in Paris only in 2013.
The ban on trousers was passed in 1800. Over time, the law was amended several times (for example, it was allowed to ride a bicycle in trousers, and in 1980 members of the Senate and the National Assembly were allowed to put them on parliament), but it was finally completed with prejudice only on February 1, 2013. It entered into force on that day Decree of the Minister for Women's Rights of France, Najat Vallo-Belkasem, repealing the law with a 200-year history.
Skydiving in Florida
Frankly, finding the ends in this story is quite difficult, but the list of the most stupid laws in the world periodically prohibits unmarried women in Florida from parachuting on Sundays. The New York Times, however, assures that this restriction is over.
By the way, while the profession of a paratrooper is not available to Russian women.
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Drive a car in saudi arabia
A year ago, Saudi Arabia remained the only country in the world where women were forbidden to drive a car. But in June 2018, Crown Prince Muhammad ibn Salman Al Saud lifted this restriction and allowed women to be granted a driver’s license. By January 1, 2019, 40 thousand inhabitants of the kingdom took this opportunity.
To serve in the army of Qatar
Qatar is another Middle Eastern state that has embarked on the path of liberalization: in March 2018, women received the right to serve in the army. But men hardly allowed the law allowing voluntary service for women. It enshrined the increase in the period of compulsory military service from three months to a year, and for attempting to evade military service now faces up to three years in prison.
What is still prohibited
To do sumo in Japan
Of course, sumo wrestlers exist. And in Japan there are even fights between women, but they all have amateur status and are not recognized by the Japanese Sumo Association. The fact is that Doha (the ring where sumo wrestlers meet) is considered a sacred place and women are not allowed to enter it. Let it be a matter of life and death.
So, in April 2018, during his speech at the demonstration performances of sumoists held in Mizuru, the mayor of the city of Rezo Tatami suddenly lost consciousness. A woman hastened to help him, who immediately began to give the mayor an indirect heart massage. Several more women followed, but the match referee persistently asked them to leave Doha and provide the mayor with salvation for male specialists. In fairness, it is worth saying that the sumo association apologized for the incident.
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Wear miniskirts in Uganda
The 2014 law, aimed at combating pornography, forbids women from this secular African country from wearing miniskirts and neckline items. Following the adoption of the law, Ethics Minister Simon Lokodo announced that any woman who went outside in a skirt above her knee should be arrested so as not to provoke sexual arousal in men.
Drink wine in bolivia
In La Paz, the capital of Bolivia, married women are prohibited by law from drinking more than one glass of wine in a bar or restaurant. Violation of the law can result in not only a fine, but also a divorce - a sufficient reason for this, the court will consider the second glass of chardonnay.
