This is how women's rights are measured in the Wall Street Journal (and in other US newspapers for that matter): "In a modest liberalization move here last year, the government decreed women henceforth would be allowed to work in stores that sell lingerie. The religious establishment loudly objected, saying this could result in women working in proximity to men. To keep the peace, the government postponed its order indefinitely. But it also issued a royal decree saying that women should be encouraged to work in all fields and government ministries should create separate female areas to serve women." (thanks Guthman)