Question

Yemen was the first nation on the Arabian Peninsula to _____.

Answer 1

Yemen was the first nation in the Arabian Peninsula to give voting rights to women - it did it in 1967 (South Yemen) and 1970 (North Yemen) - just before Portugal introduced full gender equality in voting! The next country on the Arabian Peninsula was Bahrain in 1973

Answer 2

Give voting rights to women in 1967 (South Yemen) and 1970 (North Yemen)