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Short Summary |
Although the Ethiopian constitution supports
the third Millennium Development Goal (MDG) on gender equality and
women's empowerment, several studies show that women in Ethiopia are
disadvantaged due to their sex, most notably in rural areas. The indicators
chosen to monitor gender equality are: ratio of girls to boys in primary,
secondary and tertiary education; ratio of literate females to males
of 15-24 ages; share of women in wage employment in the non-agricultural
sector; and proportion of seats held by women in national Parliament.
Only the first two go some way to capturing the reality of gender
disparities in Ethiopia. The non-agricultural sector in Ethiopia is
negligible and largely dominated by the informal sector, in which
women are equally active. The indicator should be modified to focus
on women in rural areas, and particularly on rural women's equal access
to basic assets such as land and livestock. In addition, while the
proportion of seats held by women in national Parliament is a good
indicator, it fails to capture the proportion of women in local administration
units, law enforcement agencies, law-making bodies and other institutions
- all of which are essential decision-making authorities.(Summary
adapted from the resource) |
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