Some Aspects of the Status of Women among the Konso of Southern Ethiopia
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2002-06
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
The main obJec l eo his paper IS 0 presen he e hnogr ph onso omen nd
documen heir ac I lies and s a us base on he dl eren ca egonc I dl ISlon omen
as farmer women, craf - omen and as Ives 0 he spin u I leader
Research me hods used 0 conduc his s u Include e In orman me ho , ocus
group discussion, participan observa lon, case s udles and, In a Ilml ed scale, survey
method. Even if I encountered some limitat ions with regard 0 time, I ried my bes 0
look in to the life and status of Konso women in their different roles and interaction in he
society.
Findings from the study indicate that the konso women are very hard working and their
contribution to their family and the society are immense. There is no work as such that
the women in Konso do not involve in, except few. But, however hard working the Konso
women are, due to social, cultural and less regard to women's domestic labor
contribution and income earning activities like marketing , they are holding a secondary
status and subordinated position to men.
This study even if it is not a complete account of the Konso women, will give some
insight about the status and condition of Konso women. It also gives some insight about
konso society and can serve as a background for those who want to study the Konso
women. Moreover, it may also serve policy makers and development agen s to use it 0
improve the social, cultural and economic conditions of Konso women in particular, and
the Konso people in general.
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The Konso of Southern Ethiopia