Exploring women’s agency through adult education program in Ethiopia

Mengistie, Tilahun Adamu

doi:10.1080/23311886.2022.2073672

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“…Kilonzo (2024), and Moderan (2023) document the negative effects of violent extremism on women, including mothers. Wagha, 2024, Tilahun (2022), and Diamond (2022 speak to factors that promote women's agency to speak out on issues affecting them including violent extremism including education. Also in agreement, with this paper, Dier and Baldwin (2022) note that the field of violent extremism has been masculinised contributing to women's exclusion.…”

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Harnessing Kenyan Mothers Knowledge to Counter Violent Extremism: A Contribution to Feminist Philosophical Approaches

2024

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The capturing of the knowledge of Kenyan mothers can improve the effectiveness of countering violent extremism efforts. This is because African women possess power and agency within their societies that contributes to their knowledge. This paper analyses the knowledge and experience of mothers whose sons joined the al Shabaab violent extremist organisation in Somalia as a contribution to African feminist epistemology. It interrogates the epistemological representation of African women in violent extremism practice from a knowledge production perspective. The paper explores the contribution of mothers of al-Shabaab recruits to African feminist epistemology on approaches to address violent extremism. Through an African feminist narratological approach, the paper contributes to the reclamation of African women’s place in knowledge production. The paper coins an African feminist grounded theory, ‘Nafsi African feminism’ that denotes that African women’s knowledge is based on a convergence of their power and vulnerabilities borne out of their lived experiences. Through its study findings, utilising the NVivo data analysis software to thematise, the paper reveals that the knowledge of mothers of al Shabaab recruits touches on institutions, processes, structures, and systems including sociology, political science, education, religion, and health. The paper concludes by calling for the reclamation and capturing of African feminist epistemology to contribute to a holistic and effective approach to addressing violent extremism.

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Harnessing Kenyan Mothers Knowledge to Counter Violent Extremism: A Contribution to Feminist Philosophical Approaches

2024

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“…Evidence shows that illness and mortality among children below five years of age are strongly linked with compromised maternal health (Zewudie et al 2020 ) which, as shown above, is partly influenced by the lower socioeconomic status and autonomy of women. An ethnographic study further adds that limited decision-making power among women has implications for their health and suggests that “women’s lack of autonomy in making key decisions to live the life they wish to live implies that they have not achieved empowerment” (Mengistie 2022 , 12). However, in contrast, a cross-sectional study conducted in southern Ethiopia concludes that women who are younger, have a higher level of formal education, and have better occupational status have a high decision-making power as compared to those women without these characteristics (Belay et al 2016 ).…”

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Bioethical Implications of Vulnerability and Politics for Healthcare in Ethiopia and The Ways Forward

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Vulnerability and politics are among the relevant and key topics of discussion in the Ethiopian healthcare context. Attempts by the formal bioethics structure in Ethiopia to deliberate on ethical issues relating to vulnerability and politics in healthcare have been limited, even though the informal analysis of bioethical issues has been present in traditional Ethiopian communities. This is reflected in religion, social values, and local moral underpinnings. Thus, the aim of this paper is to discuss the bioethical implications of vulnerability and politics for healthcare in Ethiopia and to suggest possible ways forward. First, we will briefly introduce what has been done to develop bioethics as a field in Ethiopia and what gaps remain concerning its implementation in healthcare practice. This will give a context for our second and main task – analyzing the healthcare challenges in relation to vulnerability and politics and discussing their bioethical implications. In doing so, and since these two concepts are intrinsically broad, we demarcate their scope by focusing on specific issues such as poverty, gender, health governance, and armed conflicts. Lastly, we provide suggestions for the ways forward.

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“…Women's lack of access to economic, social, and cultural resources has been attributed to restrictive norms and practices (Adugna et al, 2020;Muhammad Shahid et al(2018). The empowerment approach may effectively reduce gender gaps in development (Azra Batool et al, 2017) in countries like Ethiopia where equality is constrained by cultural forces (Bayeh, 2016;Mengistie, 2022). Existing research on women's empowerment has centered on analyzing socio-economic factors, socio-demographic factors, dimensions, and determinants (Bushra and Wajiha, 2015;Muhammad Shahid et al , 2018;Azra Batool et al, 2017;Baig et al , 2017;Akram, 2017& Castro Lopes et al, 2021.…”

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Assessing the Impact of Social, Demographic, and Economic Factors on the Economic Empowerment of Rural Women in Agricultural Activitie : A Partial Proportional Odds Model Analysis in Dire Dawa Administration, Ethiopia

Hordofa

Badore

2023

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The study examined the impact of social, demographic, and economic factors on the economic empowerment of rural women in agricultural activities in Ethiopia's Dire Dawa region, using a mixed-methods research approach. The research team collected data from a sample of 419 women engaged in agricultural activities and used the proportional odds model (POM) and the partial proportional odds model (PPOM) to identify the factors associated with economic empowerment. The study found that age, property ownership, and education and training had a negative effect, while social networks and media had a positive effect on economic empowerment. The results also showed that women aged 40 and above had a lower likelihood of being economically empowered, and lack of property ownership and limited contact with extension agents hurt economic empowerment. The study recommended improving women's access to credit, land ownership, and training opportunities to promote gender equity and women's economic empowerment in the agricultural sector in Ethiopia. This study contributes to the literature by using a mixed-methods approach that integrated qualitative data with quantitative data, which has not been used before in Ethiopia. The findings provide important implications for policymakers and development practitioners in promoting gender equity and women's economic empowerment in the agricultural sector. The study highlights the need to address the challenges that women face in achieving economic empowerment, including limited access to credit, training, and land ownership. By improving access to these resources, policymakers and development practitioners can create an enabling environment that fosters women's economic empowerment and promotes gender equity in Ethiopia's agricultural sector.

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Exploring women’s agency through adult education program in Ethiopia

Cited by 6 publications

References 43 publications

Harnessing Kenyan Mothers Knowledge to Counter Violent Extremism: A Contribution to Feminist Philosophical Approaches

Harnessing Kenyan Mothers Knowledge to Counter Violent Extremism: A Contribution to Feminist Philosophical Approaches

Bioethical Implications of Vulnerability and Politics for Healthcare in Ethiopia and The Ways Forward

Assessing the Impact of Social, Demographic, and Economic Factors on the Economic Empowerment of Rural Women in Agricultural Activitie : A Partial Proportional Odds Model Analysis in Dire Dawa Administration, Ethiopia

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