This month, women in Saudi Arabia were allowed to enter politics for the very first time, but not all were able to access polling stations due to their reliance on men for transport - women are banned from driving. Neither could women candidates discuss policies with male voters prior to voting, because they cannot interact with men. Women can’t open bank accounts without their husband's permission, go anywhere without a chaperone, wear clothes or makeup that ‘show off their beauty’, go for a swim, use the gym, or look at men in swimsuits. They cannot compete in sports or try on clothes when shopping (the thought of a disrobed woman behind a dressing-room door is apparently too much for men to handle). Other unusual prohibitions include entering a cemetery and buying a Barbie doll.