In Saudi Arabia , every women of any age has a male `` guardian '' The government set up an electronic monitoring program in 2010 for women 's travel abroad . The guardian could request to be notified if his dependent left the country . This is done by phone or email and can only happen after he receives written permission from the authorities.
In Saudi Arabia , every women of any age has a male `` guardian '' The government set up an electronic monitoring program in 2010 for women 's travel abroad . The guardian could request to be notified if his dependent left the country . But now , men are being notified -- even if they never asked for the information .