Are women's voting rights actually universal? A closer look at countries where women still cannot practically vote
Are women's voting rights actually universal? A closer look at countries where women still cannot practically vote
Here are the countries where women can't vote, or it's really difficult to - plus it's hard to work, be educated and generally live a good life. Read more on Grazia.
If you look into official data on the voting rights for women, it will paint you a pretty positive picture: all countries, except for Vatican city, do officially allow women to vote in elections.
However, in practice, there can still be plenty of barriers for women to vote. From legal restrictions for women to leave their house without husband's permission, to threats of violence on the booths, there are many things that make it impossible for women to actually put in the ballot.
The article explores these barriers in some of the countries around the world.