MUSCAT: Omanisation rates among academic staff has increased by 1.2 per cent during the last five years, the country’s Minister Higher Education, Research and Innovation said on Wednesday.
Her Excellency Dr Rahma bint Ibrahim Al Mahrooqi, while addressing the Majlis Al Shura council said that female employment rates are lower compared to male staff.
“The percentage of Omanisation among academic staff members during the tenth five-year plan has increased by 1.2%,” she noted.
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“The female employment rates are lower than male employment rates, according to studies of surveys of higher education graduates carried out by the Ministry since 2015,” the Minister added.
