With the celebration of the Sultanate of Oman's women Day who agrees 17th of October each year, figures embody Omani women's partnership in development and the keenness of the Sultanate on the empowerment of Omani women to play their role in the community taking advantage of all the opportunities given to them to prove their worth and demonstrate their ability to overcome challenges they might face.
When you say that women are half of the society, this argument does not come from nothing.. The data and the figures announced by the N.C.I.S indicates that the numbers of male and female citizens are half equal in Oman to reach the gender ratio of 102 males per 100 females of any female to male ratio 49.5% compared to 50.5% in mid-2015. Out of empowering women to do their part in the development process was the beginning of education as a basic foundation for all development programs.
Statistics indicate that of female illiteracy rate fell by 6.2% in the period from 2011 to 2015 compared to a decline rate of 2.4% for males and in parallel with the gradual reduction of illiteracy rates reaching 11.4% in 2011 and took in a decline that reached 7.1% in 2015. The percentage of illiterate women 68% of the total illiterate in 2015, where illiteracy is concentrated in the age group of 50 to 54 years and from 60 to 64 years where the proportion stood at 33% in each. And literacy centers containing 14 guestrooms focused on 848 students, 97% of them are females. In the state education enrollment of students between males and females in the public schools of all kinds ratios match (basic and general education and post-primary) but females make up the highest percentage of the total enrollment in grades 1 6 where the proportion stood at 101.5. As a result of the efforts of the Sultanate in this field, the Global Forum for Women Parliamentarians gave the Sultanate the appreciation certificate of the discretionary category for equality in gender in basic education and post-primary. Also it is worth to mention that Oman completed the second goal in achieving universal primary education and gender within the Millennium Development Goals.
Education :
In special education the proportion of students in private schools 45% versus 55% for males and the proportion of females in education beyond the basic 31% versus 69% for males. In higher education the proportion of females in the new education institutions in the Sultanate 61% compared to 39% for males while they account for higher education institutions outside the Sultanate 41% compared with 59% for males. The specializing in management and trade are the most popular sections preferred by females in higher education reaching their percentage in this specialty for 28% of the total students in the Sultanate and 19% of the total students outside the Sultanate. However, 40% of the students see that their parents teach them pre-university well for higher education and 59% of them said that they see their university education prepare them well to join the labor market after graduation. It is also noticed that the ratio of females who are studying on their own expenses is low, and about 75% of students mainly rely on the private university education on government missions as a source of funding.
Female candidates also rose in vocational training centers of 43% per year (2012/2013) to 50% per year (2014/2015). Omani women occupies a high position in the labor market achieving high rates compared to countries in the region also risen to senior management positions. It amounts to the proportion of females in the government sector, 41% and accounted for the education sector the largest proportion of females (28% of the total civil servants in government units) and the proportion of female workers in the private sector reached 23% of the total number of workers as well as the proportion of female occupants jobs senior and middle management and direct as well as a 22%, 89% of the workers craft industries are women compared to 11% men. The private business statistics indicate that 29% of the beneficiaries of financial support to fund dismiss are females and 43% of those with jobs projects funding support are females to.
Females also constitute the largest proportion of the owners of the centers of support services where the proportion stood at 70% versus 30% of males. Women, which constitutes only 12% of the total retirees enrolled in the public sector pension funds with make up 11% of the total retirees enrolled in the private sector. Extending to social protection umbrella of the Sultanate of Oman to the proportion of enrollees and women beneficiaries of the Social Security 58% of the total beneficiaries totaling 84 thousand and 644 in 2015. The total beneficiaries are 14.6% of divorced women and widows of 8% and 3% unmarried girl. And decreased the cases ruled from 126 cases in 2013 to 102 cases in 2015 and the number of abused women and women who have been put in family protection section amounted to 5 cases only while the number of beneficiaries of the marital counseling program, which means empowering couples to build a family on a sound and solid foundations 4 thousand and 924 beneficiaries in 2015.
It amounted female enrollment centers valuation ratio and vocational rehabilitation of the Ministry of Social Development 45% of the total proportion of entrants as the total percentage of women in house care for the elderly and infirm in Al-Rustaq amounted to 20%, where the house includes a number of people who do not have a breadwinner of their relatives for it serves and care and to meet life needs. The number of rural women's development centers in the Sultanate are 4 centers comprising 219 members, while the number of female members of Omani women's associations reached the 60 governorates of the Sultanate spread over 10 thousand and 433 members assembly. Females constitute 17% of the total deaths caused by road accidents and more than a quarter of the total infected are females . In total more victims of road accidents in the injuries and deaths of females were passengers. Also women represents 5% of the total offenders Omanis where constitute the crime of insulting the dignity of the largest percentage in the women's crimes, committed by 20% of the perpetrators are female and the age group of 30 formed to 39 years the highest percentage of offenders female ratio is 38% of the total perpetrators are female.
Applicable health :
Women benefit greatly from the applicable health care system in the Sultanate as the proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel amounting to 99.7% as well as increased numbers of registered clinics spacing of 4% between 2013 and 2014 AD Women make up at least percentage of people infected with HIV in the Sultanate deficiency, where women make up 18% of the total injured were 112 injured, according to data from 2014 m to reach the low numbers of female-positive rate of 28% between 2013 and 2014. The proportion of women with diabetes is 89 males per 100 females. The proportion of females with mental health illnesses to reach 44% of pathological cases in 2014 compared to 46% in 2013. It is worth mentioning that the proportion of female births is 49% versus 51% for males and females of mortality rate of 41% compared with 59% for males. With regard to marital status of the general marriage rate in the Sultanate six marriage cases per thousand of the population as the proportion of Omani women who married Gulf citizens is 0.6% of the total marriages and marriage documents in addition to the 0.2% Omani women married newcomers.
The divorce cases in the Sultanate reached one case per thousand of the population, where the rate of cases declined by 5% in 2015 compared to 2014. The total fertility rate of women in the Sultanate is four children per thousand women of childbearing age, up slightly compared to the year 2010, when the rate was 3.7 at the time a child. And it recorded the age group of 25 to 29 years the highest fertility rate compared to other categories, reaching 218.9 thousand children per woman of childbearing age and decreases the rate gradually with age.
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