In Ethiopia, women’s participation in higher education is less as compared to men. Gender disparities have been observed at different levels of educational system. Although there are efforts to ...

In southern Ethiopia, unsustainable farming practices and tree cutting for fuel are causing land degradation. The Integrated Women’s Development Organization has planted fruit and other trees as well ...

Influential Ethiopian women’s rights activist Betelehem Akalework says she has been forced to move home twice in two years after enduring a barrage of online abuse, death threats and physical ...

Ethiopian women have succeeded in transforming their suffering during perilous, agonizing migration journeys into stories that help thousands of others recover and rebuild their lives—and perhaps save ...

Edomawit Ashebir tries to block out the haters. Every time she grabs her skateboard and goes out in public, the young Ethiopian knows she might hear some rude comments. “My mom empowers me, but people ...

For women entering the formal labour market in Ethiopia, taking a job can expose them to new public spaces and risks. Wikimedia Commons, CC BY For many women in Ethiopia, getting their first formal ...

Hanna Berhanu stands in front of one of the modern carpentry machines she acquired through the Ethiopia SME Finance Project, helping her improve production and grow her business. Photo: Candace Gebre ...

Conflicts in Ethiopia have devastated communities, and the resulting loss of services and breakdown in social support systems have made it harder to access lifesaving gender-based violence response ...