Women in the Arab Gulf region in general and in Oman in particular are at a higher risk of being marginalized from today’s knowledge-based economy, due to factual findings related to a traditionally male-dominated ICT sector, unequal access to training, the lack of “Arabized” Internet content and training, and the lack of awareness and policy advocacy, among others. The aim of this research is to present a gender sensitive assessment of the ICT space in Oman and the status of women within it, and to develop the seeds of an information base that provides gender analysis of opportunities and challenges in the ICT space.

Women in the Arab Gulf region in general and in Oman in particular are at a higher risk of being marginalized from today’s knowledge-based economy, due to factual findings related to a traditionally male-dominated ICT sector, unequal access to training, the lack of “Arabized” Internet content and...