Browsing by Author "Kinfe, Sisay (PhD)"

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    Challenges of Women‟s Political Participation and Representation: In the Case of Raya Kobo Woreda, Amhara National Regional State
    (A.A.U, 2020-10) Ayalew, Atala; Kinfe, Sisay (PhD)
    In recent year women’s political participation and representation in local politics has gain significance attention around the world. The central objective of this study is to examine the challenges of women’s political participation and representation in Raya Kobo Woreda. Women’s in study area were not politically empowered. To conduct this study, descriptive survey method was used. Data were collected from primary and secondary sources. Finally, the research came up with the following major findings. The proportion of women at Woreda council was 25 %, while, at Kebele council, women constitutes 20.2%. The share of women at Woreda and Kebele executive has 18.5 % and 14.3% respectively. There are different challenges that have narrowed women’s political participation and representation at local level of study area. These are weak women institutional structure (WCYAs, women association, women league)that advocate women’s political issue, low level of commitment and coordination between concerned body (such as APP, Council office, agriculture and education sectors )that translated women right in to practice. Economic, social and cultural influences were also contributed low political participation and representation in study area. Women political participation and representation was not full of challenges but there are some opportunities, the formation of women institution, international and regional agreements and national women policy were considered as an opportunity. It could be concluding that women’s political participation and representation was constrained by different challenges at local council. Therefore, performing awareness creation and implementing international conventions and women policy to empower on political participation and representation
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    Political Participation of Women at Local Level: The Case of Sebeta Town Administration, Oromia National Regional State
    (Addis Ababa University, 2016-06) Kene, Bogie; Kinfe, Sisay (PhD)
    The main aim of this study was to assess the political participation of women in local government and investigate major factors that have been affecting women’s participation in the governance of the Sebeta town administration. Based on the nature, scope, objectives, time and available resources, the research was conducted using descriptive research methods to collect both qualitative and quantitative types of data. In this study the researcher employed different data gathering instruments. The study makes a brief review of literature related to political participation of women at local level in general and particularly in Ethiopian. The study presents the data collected following the findings based on both qualitative and quantitative data presentation. The study revealed that, the political participation of Women’s problems at Sebeta town mainly due to lack of equal education opportunity, the historically rooted gender based division of labor. More importantly, lack of economic power of women to cover their living expenses is also limiting their participation. As they lack their own income, they consider attending meeting, election campaign and other as time wasting, because they have to take care of their domestic affairs like care given children and cocking. Finally, low level of commitment from women’s league, town administration, and the ruling party also worsen the case. The study recommends legal and institutional improvement, facilitate civic programs and training for women in order to increase their economic independence and knowledge and skills directly related to political participation, civic society participation by women and also gender mainstreaming, to play a positive role of political participation women at local level in order to improve Sebeta town women political participation.