I’m on both side of the mirror 2

 As I was growing, I was lucky enough to be taught that not much difference between me and my brothers. Everyone had a role in the house, gardening, washing the dishes and so on.

That taught me that really there is no difference what I can achieve as a woman, nothing can stop me from reaching what I want though I had great realization of what is my surrounding environment including tradition.

This course continued as I moved to a household surrounded with ladies, it added my feeling that womanhood is just a physical status not more not less and that had helped me to build confidence including the feeling that I’m capable young woman.

What I was not equipped for that I need to acknowledge that I’m an Omani woman, witnessing a great era of my country where the great leadership of my country calls on women empowerment in all level.  Yet this motion is progressing perhaps not as fast as I might expected cause the reality remains that Oman, is still have not got away from the description of being a traditionally male-dominated society, and women are beginning to make their mark.  Although the U.N. Program on Governance in the Arab Region describes Oman as "one of the more progressive states in the Gulf region in the area of women's rights." But But it acknowledges, "Female participation in the workforce remains low and areas of discrimination persist."[1]

The issue of women’s right  does not only refer only in terms of work force, it is my belief that the work of women’s right is still work on progress. This goes back to my story as married woman, from outside I feel so much empowered but when it comes to home front it feels so restrictive. It’s a daily fight to spread awareness in my own household that there is no difference between a woman and man. If a man gives himself a full right to enjoy life or grasp on opportunities to the maximum so does a woman have to enjoy such right.   For instance, If a man can travel for work and work on career advancement, a woman should be supported equally to gain that too if she wishes so.

Note:

The above is just personal opinion and it is not generalized on all More of personal thought to posted soon..

References:

1-      http://articles.cnn.com/2010-08-27/world/oman.businesswoman_1_women-entrepreneurs-frankincense-male-dominated-society?_s=PM:WORLD

2-      Feminist Theology

3-      http://articles.sfgate.com/2009-02-20/opinion/17190740_1_exclusion-from-informal-networks-tiger-leadership-positions

4-      http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/family/Publications/mtelhaddad.pdf

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