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Tsedale promoted women's rights for the 8 March 2014 International Women's Day by moderating a United Nations supported debate at Addis Ababa University titled "Equality for Woman is Progress for All: Celebrating Ethiopian Women's Achievements in Ethiopia", among seven prominent women panelists, Aster Zaoude, Birtukan Gebregzi, Chachi Tadesse, Desta Hagos, Ingidaye Eshete, Selamawit Adugna and ...
In Ethiopia, women constitute 50% of the population that could contribute to subsistence production. According to World Data Atlas analysis in 2015, women enrollment in primary and secondary education was increased to 48.5% from 45.2% in 1992, growing at annual rate of 0.42%.
Addis Powerhouse is a young women-led feminist knowledge production platform based in Ethiopia, which was founded in 2020. [ 32 ] Furthermore, Ethiopian girls and women's struggles and problems are mostly associated with social acceptance, access to education and child or forced marriages.
Women are admitted to higher education with a 2-point GPA lower than men. [40] This increased the female admission rate but also increased their attrition rate. For example, female enrolment in teacher education at Jimma University increased from 16.9% in 2001–02 to 26.23% in 2006-07 but 70.2% of females were dismissed in 2005-06 compared ...
Ergoge Tesfaye (Ge'ez: እርጎጌ ተስፋዬ) is an Ethiopian politician who is currently serving as the Minister of Women, Children and Youth since 6 October 2021. [2] She is also the one who served as a Minister for the Minister of Labour and Skills Development from 2018 to 2021. [3] [4]
Association for Women's Sanctuary and Development (AWSAD) is a women's shelter in Ethiopia. [1] [2] [3] It is the first of its kind to be established in the country and began operations in 2003. [4] [5] [6] AWSAD currently has various branches in several cities including Addis Ababa and Adama. [7]
The Network of Ethiopian Women's Associations states that it was created in 2003 as a network of non-governmental organizations and women's associations in Ethiopia. [2] After a change in the Charities and Societies law in 2009, NEWA reorganized itself as a consortium of Ethiopian societies working on gender equality and women's rights. NEWA ...
Sophia Bekele Eshete (Amharic: ሶፍያ በቀለ; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia) is an entrepreneur, corporate executive, governance and risk management specialist, policy advisor on ICT, Internet and cybersecurity, public commentator, and philanthropist.