A group of Saudi teachers said they will present a petition to King Abdullah to demand the Ministry of Education give them employment equality, from job opportunities to wages. Sarah Mohamed, co-founder of the Human Justice Campaign for Lifting Oppression against Female Teachers, said the campaign had collected more than 1000 signatures in a petition for functional equality."The aim of the campaign is for women teachers to get equal employment opportunities," Sarah told AlArabiya.net. "Some people criticized us for using the word 'equality,' but we ask for 'employment equality,' and we used the texts of international treaties that stipulate equal wages for both."
Mohamed pointed out that the campaign had approached several ministries and local human rights organizations, but none expressed interest in their demands. "We didn't want anyone to accuse us of overstep the relevant authorities," said Mohamed.
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