IJPSD

ISSN: 2360-784X

 International Journal of Political Science and Development
 

International Journal of Political Science and Development

Vol. 7(5), pp. 168-172, July, 2019. 

DOI: 10.14662/IJPSD2019.090

ISSN: 2360-784X

Research

Challenges of Exercising Gender Mainstreaming: The Case of Bale Zone Public Institutions

¹Gutema Adem and ²Sultan Mohammed

¹(MA in Gender and Development Studies), Email: gutemaadem81@gmail.com, Fax: 0226652519, P.O.B. 247

Phone number: +251945737705

²(MA in Governance and Development Studies)

Accepted 12 July 2019

This article examines the challenges of implementing gender mainstreaming in Oromiya regional state of Ethiopia with particular emphasis on Bale zone public institutions. The objectives are: to analyze the challenges of human resources mobilizations on gender mainstreaming, the dominations of females by the males in public institutions (patriarchy ideology) and the tendency of equating gender issues as only women issues. Even though Ethiopian women constitute half of the Ethiopian population and are known to perform social, economic and political roles but still their roles are underestimated and less recognized. The target populations were employees and bureaus leaders in the education bureau, finance and economic development bureau and women affairs office of Bale zone. The finding revealed that: Lack of commitment on the part of decision-making bodies, inadequate training and poor communication linkages between gender focal persons and Women’s Affairs Office were the major challenges identified in this study. The study therefore concluded that the implementation of gender mainstreaming still faces major challenges and action was needed. Major recommendations were that; the institutions should equip their employees with knowledge and skills on gender mainstreaming, adequate financial and human resources should be allocated to gender mainstreaming for the realization of gender mainstreaming and thereby gender equality.

Key words: Gender, Gender Inequality Gender Mainstreaming, Challenges, Staff Awareness, and Patriarchic Influences

Cite this article as: Gutema, A., Sultan, M (2019). Challenges of Exercising Gender Mainstreaming: The Case of Bale Zone Public Institutions. Int. J. Polit. Sci. Develop. 7(5) 168-172