IJPSD

ISSN: 2360-784X

 International Journal of Political Science and Development
 

International Journal of Political Science and Development

Vol. 8(5), pp. 184-190, May, 2020. 

DOI: 10.14662/IJPSD2020.115

ISSN: 2360-784X

Research article

Critical Analysis on the Causes and Consequences of Gender Based Violence and the Collapse of Siinqee and Attette institution of women in Oromiya Regional State of Ethiopia.

*Gutema Adem¹ and Sultan Mohammed², Idiris Ibrahim³

^1&2Assistant professors, College of Social Science and Humanities, Madda Walabu University, Ethiopia

³MA IN  sociology. Lecturer  at madda walabu university

^1*Corresponding author’s E-mail: gutemaadem81@gmail.com, Phone number: +251945737705

²E-mail: sulxaanmahmud@gmail.com, Phone number: +251923725622

Accepted 12 May 2020

The questions on what causes gender based violence and the factors that exacerbate it have been an area of rigorous academic writing and debate. Feminist explanation on the causes and consequences of gender based violence are very diverse and interlocked. Thus, the objective of this article is to critically analyze the causes and consequence of gender based violence’s in Oromiya regional state of Ethiopia. Thus, to effectively confront gender based violence, inequalities, in justice, the structures and systems which act as root causes of gender inequality must be addressed. Gender based violence is any act of physical, psychological, and sexual impacts on women by men due to the fact that they are women. In order to achieve the stated objectives, the reviewers critically and systematically reviewed different researches, articles and books and legal documents. Finally, the reviewers concluded that the government is unable to achieve its dream of achieving gender equality, eradication of absolute poverty and hunger due to gender based violence. Gender based violence has persistent practices in all areas of the Oromiya regional state. It is found that the main causes for gender based violence among the society of Oromiya regional state are: cultural and traditional marital structure, religion based attitudes, gender socialization, social attitudes toward sexes, patriarchal institutions, and the weakening of traditional institutions of Gada systems like attette and siinqee that safeguard the rights of women and non-cultural causes like; illiteracy, alcohol and drug abuse and chewing chat. The reviewers also identified the main types of gender based violence among the regions like economic abuse, sexual harassment/ emotional and verbal abuse, woman beating, and rape. Other types of gender based violence like abduction, female genital mutilation, and early marriage and divorce and the increasing rate of female headed house hold due to the migration of husband to other state. The aforementioned of type’s violence had brought significant consequences on the women of the region in general and women empowerment in particular. Among these : Divorce, poverty, injury, unwanted pregnancy, abortion, murder and the frightening rate of female headed house hold.

Key words: Gender, Gender Based Violence, Causes, Consequences, Siinqee and Attette