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International Journal of Political Science and Development Vol. 8(7), pp. 305-314, August, 2020. ISSN: 2360-784X
Research
Challenges and Opportunities of Women’s Political Participation in Ilu Aba Bor and Buno Bedele Zones
Lelisa Kebede, Lamessa Muleta and Bijiga Emiru
Lecturers at Mettu University, faculty of social science and humanities, Department of Civics and Ethical Studies Mettu, Ethiopia. Corresponding authors’ Address; lalisakebede056@gmail.com phone; +251 960956812
Accepted 7 August 2020
The main objective of this study is to investigate the challenges and opportunities of women’s political participation in Ilu Aba Bor and Buno Bedelle Zones. In order to achieve this objective, researchers employed descriptive research design and combination of quantitative and qualitative research approach. In addition, both primary and secondary sources of data were used. Primary data were gathered through questionnaire, interview and document analysis while secondary data were gathered from books, journals, and articles related with women political participation. Data collected from different sources were analyzed and interpreted using descriptive statistics and qualitative technique. The finding of the study revealed that women’s low educational status, prevailed social norms, religious teachings, women’s low interest towards politics, women’s gender role and household responsibility, and society’s low confidence on women decision making power. In addition, the study identified that women’s low representation in political position and absence of women role model in the political field, low consideration of women and their interest in decision making process, absence of political training, absence of separate quotas for women, and women’s lower economic status and property ownership as critical challenges affecting women political participation in Ilu Aba Bor and Bunno Bedelle zones. Based on the findings of the study, the researchers recommend creating awareness on women’s significance in politics, political training, allowing separate quota for women to take part in political decision making, and empowering women economically as the possible ways of restricting challenges of women’s political participation in the study area.
Key words: women, political participation, challenges and opportunities .
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