Since first opening up to the modern world, in less than forty years Oman has undergone modernization and development at a phenomenal rate so that now its national infrastructure is comparable to that of many of its contemporary neighbours. From the beginning, top priority was given to the building up of a state education system that would offer universal education to all Omanis irrespective of gender. This marked the first explicit departure from the traditional cultural-social norms and discrimination against females, signalling the government's intention to open up for future generations of Omanis of both sexes the opportunity to enter into new and diverse ways of life. Formerly, the role of females had been almost wholly confined to marriage, motherhood and domestic duties. Omani females did not receive any education except in religious matters. In the last forty years the previous situation has been reversed, whereby the great majority of Omani females are literate, whilst almost all of those born since 1970 have been educated in the state school system. With the entry of females into post-secondary education, Omani women are in a position to pursue personal aims, professional careers and to reach the highest positions in their country. Owing to their educational attainments, many Omani women have the ability and confidence to fulfil roles that wereonce the preserve of males.

This paper aims to present the changeable of the Omani females status before and after the renaissance 1970. Therefore, a descriptive analysis method was used for this study. This study was depending on the census data and demographic surveys to identify statistical associations between basic socio-economic and demographic characteristics of Omani females.

This study was able to determine Omani women are currently living under circumstances of changeability and contradiction. The government has to a great extent granted them equality of rights with their male counterparts; however most women in Oman continue to be essentially subordinate to the men folk of their family and more particularly to their husbands when they marry.

The results of this study suggest a need to integrate in-depth information gathered from Omani male regarding their attitudes towards their female counterparts, especially the attitudes of husbands towards the roles their spouses play as wives, mothers and working women. Furthermore, attitudes of unmarried males should also be examined relating to their preferences regarding a future wife, such as whether they would choose a working woman or not, and if a working woman, the kind of occupation that would be acceptable to the male respondents and the reasons behind their preferences.