woman in Oman

These days the high status Omani women enjoy is reflected in the priority accorded to them in the country’s development plans. Women account for half the Sultanate’s population and are encouraged to play their part in the country’s social and economic development alongside their male counterparts. In this situation working women require training to enable them to improve their effectiveness in the workplace. The development of rural and bedu women is of particular importance and they need support to enable them to improve their economic, social and cultural standards, as well as incentives to participate in the development process.

Omani women have played a vital role in the Sultanate for as long as that society has existed. However, while they may once have been content to be good housewives and mothers, perhaps supplementing the family income with a little local trading or through weaving and handicrafts, they are now at the forefront of political and economic life.
In 2003, women accounted for 49% of the population of the Sultanate, a majority of whom are below the age of 18 and have enjoyed the same educational opportunities as boys of a similar age.