At first glance, it sounded like a good idea. For the severely oppressed Saudi women, it may give them a chance to breathe.
On the other hand, when one reads about human and women's rights under Sharia law, it gives another perspective on why women would even have more segregation than they already experience in this all women city.
Women under Sharia Law
http://www.targetofopportunity.com/W...Sharia_Law.pdf
Social Institutions and Gender Index
http://genderindex.org/country/saudi-arabia
World Report Human Rights
http://www.hrw.org/world-report-2012...2-saudi-arabia
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~Anya~
Democracy Dies in Darkness
~Washington Post
"...I'm deeply concerned by recently adopted policies which punish children for their parents’ actions ... The thought that any State would seek to deter parents by inflicting such abuse on children is unconscionable."
UN Human Rights commissioner