Saudi women will not be required to get a male guardian's approval to run or vote in municipal elections in 2015, according to the state-run al-Watan newspaper.

The newspaper announced the change today, the Associated Press reports. Even so, women in Saudi Arabia cannot travel, work, study abroad, marry, get divorced or gain admittance to a public hospital without permission from a male guardian.

While King Abdullah has pushed for some changes on women's rights, he has been cautious not to push too hard against ultraconservative clerics, who have in the past challenged social reforms, the AP notes.