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    Opportunities and Challenges of Women's Political Participations in Ethiopia: The Case of Hadiya Zone Zonal Administration in SNNPR
    (Addis Ababa, 2015-04) Mitiku, Workinesh; Zenebe, Mulumebet(PhD)
    The main purpose of this study was to assess the challenges and opportunities of women in political arena and to address challenges that they face in Hadiya Zone zonal administration in the SNNP. The thesis employed both qualitative and quantitative data in order to attain the objectives of the study. Women have been denied from political participation and decision making merely because of the fact associated with gender based viewpoint. The political, social and economic development of a nation cannot be attained without equal participation of women. Women's political participation insures gender equality among both sexes by eradicating cultural gender based discrimination of female. Even though there have been some sorts of changes in male dominated political arena, women are not becoming politically prominent in decision making and representation of their respective society. Moreover, their unreserved roles in political sphere in the reality are still limited at a certain level. Household burdens, backward traditional outlook, low educational background, absence of self aspiration (willingness) among women to be competent in politics and male dominated political environment have restricted the possibility of women to play their prominent and persistent political role in the study area.