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A 15 page discussion of the many hardships faced by Ethiopian women as a result of their culture and the harsh economic realities of life in Ethiopia. Not only are these women oppressed by the lack of livable wage work in their home regions, they often live in abusive homes and even when they escape those homes they find little viable employment in the cities. Many women, in fact, are forced into the industry of prostitution. This paper explores the options available to Ethiopia’s women and suggests that the recent advent of women’s groups is a step in the right direction but that in order to changed the lives of these women we must address both Ethiopian culture and entrepreneurial options. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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15 pages (~225 words per page)
File: AM2_PPwmEth2.rtf
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Ethiopian women have endured many hardships over time. These hardships stretch from ancient times to the present. Many of the traditional practices of Ethiopia place undue hardship
on the regions women. Women in rural areas are even more susceptible to such hardships. Of Ethiopias fifty-four million rural residents some thirty million are women (Ruphael).
This is among a total population, a total including rural and city residents, of sixty-three million people (Ruphael). The welfare of Ethiopias rural women is thus of particular concern
in that they represent the majority in Ethiopian society. These women have few economic options in life. They often live in abusive homes but to escape those homes
they must find viable employment. Such employment is largely nonexistent in Ethiopia and far too many women are forced into the industry of prostitution. This paper explores the
options available to Ethiopias women and suggests that in order to changed the lives of these women we must address both Ethiopian culture and entrepreneurial options.
Rural women are the most affected by the gender discrimination and patriarchal domination which has characterized Ethiopia throughout history. Bogalech Aldemu of the Womens Affairs Department
of Ethiopias Prime Minister contends that gender discrimination not only exists in Ethiopia in contemporary times but:
"is part of the social system and runs through all aspects of life at family and household levels; community as well as at institutional levels" (Ruphael).
Land, for example, is owned and controlled by Ethiopian males (Ruphael). It is inherited
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