The average $758 monthly salary for women in 2010 increased to $1,987 in 2016 The salary hike is part of Oman’s ongoing efforts to empower women and decrease the wage gap between Omani men and women DUBAI: Women’s salaries increased by more than 160 percent in Oman from 2010 to 2016, national daily Times of Oman reported, citing National Centre for Statics and Information (NCSI). New laws governing wages in the country led to an average 162 percent increase, inflating the average $758 monthly salary for women in 2010 to $1,987 in 2016, the report added. The salary hike is part of Oman’s ongoing efforts to empower women and to fight discrimination against them, including the wage gap between Omani men and women. The country’s capital, Muscat, ranked third among the Omani governorates for women’s empowerment efforts, the lowest illiteracy rates among women, and second for women in secondary and higher education. The sultanate also has the highest percentage of women in supervisory positions and lowest percentage of female jobseekers. The NCSI also discussed the progress of Omani women between 2010 and 2016 in the “Omani women’s empowerment guide.”