Opportunities and Challenges of Women's Political Participations in Ethiopia: The Case of Hadiya Zone Zonal Administration in SNNPR
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2015-04
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Addis Ababa
Abstract
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.