Women in Saudi Arabia given the right to vote and run in elections

men will probably force their wives/sisters/daughters to vote the way they're voting, so it seems somewhat like a token gesture to make the international community respect them.

This seems like what will logically happen. Just because you change a rule doesn't mean you can change the people. The only reason there hasn't been a regicide is exactly BECAUSE of that; the men get to vote multiple times now legally. And in this world, there is nothing people like to do better than abuse any system present as much as possible.