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Title Women Political Empowerment and Decentraliza Tion in Addis Ketema Sub-City, Addis Ababa
Full text http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/123456789/12117
Date 2010
Author(s) Yjrgalem, Frew
Contributor(s) Mandefro, Fenta (PhD)
Abstract Despite decentralization is one of the major policy concerns in Ethiopia, studies regarding its impact on women political empowerment is largely missing. This study assessed the opportunities, challenges and prospects of women political empowerment within the decentralization ji-amework in Addis Ketema Sub-City. To this end, data was gathered using both qualitative and quantitative data collection instruments. The study has found that decentralization is accompanied by institutional opportunities such as local council system that enable women to participate in politics in the sub-city. Currently women cons/it ute on average 39% of local councilors. They also constiluted 33% of heads of executive ofJices. Decentralization has also resulted in the creation of women affairs office. Nevertheless, women participation and representation in local government institutions is found to be low compared to their percentage share in the total population of the sub-city. More importantly, the over all situation of women political empowerment is found to be at its nascent stage. This has greatly to do with low level of gender awareness amongst the society, absence of institutionally capable women organizations dedicated to women's concerns, seasonality of political parties mobilization strategy, limited resources and power available to local instilutions. Moreover, there is low level of coordination among concerned stakeholder so as to properly exploit available opportunities of women polilical empowerment in the study area. Therefore deepening the decentralization process and installing affirmative measures such as reserved seats or quota system jor women deemed a key way outs.
Subject(s) Women Political Empowerment
Language en
Publisher Addis Ababa University
Type of publication Thesis
Format application/pdf
Repository Addis Ababa - University of Addis Ababa
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