Riyadh: Saudi women vote Saturday for the first time in elections but still face a host of other restrictions, among the tightest in the world.

Under Saudi policies and practices women cannot:

Drive. Saudi Arabia is the world’s only country banning women from getting behind the wheel.

Travel, without the consent of a male family member known as a guardian

Marry, without the consent of a guardian

Work, without the consent of a guardian

Appear in public without covering herself in a black abaya robe from head to toe

Receive the same amount of inheritance as a man

Work in certain jobs

Mingle with unrelated men in public places such as restaurants

Divorce as easily as a man

Saudi women can:

Vote in municipal elections, the kingdom’s only polls for public officials

Sit on the Shura Council, an appointed body which advises cabinet

Hold the most senior corporate executive posts

Work in government administration and an expanding number of private sector areas, including as lawyers

Be forced to marry at a young age, as there is no legally defined minimum age