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Women in Saudi Arabia can now travel abroad without the permission of a guardian, according to royal decrees.
The new rule announced Friday allows women over the age of 21 to apply for a pbadport without permission, placing them on a par with men.
Women also have the right to register births, marriages and divorces.
This decision follows a series of high-profile attempts by women to escape the kingdom abroad.
Saudi Arabia has long been under scrutiny over the treatment of women in the kingdom, with women activists claiming they are often treated as second-clbad citizens.
The de facto leader, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, sought to ease the social restrictions imposed on women, including lifting a driving ban last year, with the aim of opening up the conservative kingdom.
But he has also repressed women's rights activists, judging a number of them in recent months.
The Saudi male guardianship system gives husbands, fathers and other male relatives the authority to make crucial decisions about women.
Until now, this meant that women in this country had to ask permission from these parents to obtain or renew a pbadport and leave the country.
But the royal decrees issued Friday in the kingdom's official weekly newspaper, Um al-Qura, stipulate that Saudi pbadports must be issued to any citizen who requests them and that people over 21 do not need authorization to travel.
The changes allow women to register births, marriages and divorces of their children for the first time.
They also cover labor regulations that broaden work opportunities for women. Under the rule, all citizens have the right to work without discrimination based on bad, disability or age.
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