Saudi women cook up a revolution in restaurant trade | Financial Times:
Once Ramah Nassief and her business partner had decided on green marble for the table tops in their new vegetarian restaurant, a trip to the all-male marble factory was required.
“The minute we walked in, people were looking at us like we were aliens,” she said, describing how they stood out as the only women. “We are there arguing and fighting for prices, but sometimes you feel like it’s a bit of a struggle to just put your foot down and make them listen to you. They are not used to dealing with women.”
In a conservative society where women have traditionally faced severe restrictions in their daily lives, Ms Nassief and others like her are making waves. With the blessing of the kingdom’s rulers, they are breaking into the food business and putting themselves at the vanguard of a workplace revolution.
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