Being born and raised in America, I and many other Americans have been taught that we live in a country of freedom. Every human being has rights, and you have the freedom to move at will and without restrictions. Women have come a long way in our country, gaining rights ever since the dawn of patriarchy and proving that they are just as good as men with the ability to think, speak, and act for themselves. However, discrimination against women still exists in America and many other countries. Gender discrimination is so big in Saudi Arabia because there are strict sets of moral guidelines and ideologies that Saudi Arabian culture implements on its people. Although Saudi Arabian men impose restrictions on women for the sake of upholding their cultural beliefs and family honor. Women are limited to dress code, they aren’t able to express themselves within clothing. The law to wear the abaya was picked from a few verses of the Koran – ones that were appealing to the king. The point of the abaya is to protect women from unacceptable male attention and sexual harassment. Saudi Arabian culture is male-dominated and holds misogynistic views on women, but progress is being made. A woman’s role on the other hand does not consist of such significance and does not have the power that the male role does. The female role consists of women acting modestly and submissively; women are expected to be confined to being in their homes, caring for their families, and depending on their spouses’ or males relatives for income. They are trying to make improvements for women rights in In May 2017, King Salman ordered that women be allowed access to government services, such as education and healthcare, without needing consent from a male guardian. In September 2017, King Salman issued a decree allowing women to drive, lifting the decades-old ban on female drivers.