ሴቶች በፖለቲካ አመራር ውስጥ እኩል ተሳትፎ የሚያስፈልጋቸው ለምንድነው?

• የሴቶች እኩልነት ግብ ዴሞክራሲያዊነት በመኾኑ
• የሴቶች ድምፆች እና ፍላጎቶች ውክልና ስለሚያስፈልጋቸው
• የጾታ ሚና ኢ-ፍትሐዊነትን መለወጥ አስፈላጊ በመኾኑ
• የፖለቲካ ሥርዓቱ የሴቶችን እሴቶች ያካተተ እንዲኾን ለማስቻል

Why do we need equal participation of women in political leadership?

• Equality of women as an end to democracy
• Representation of women’s voices and interests
• The necessity of transforming inequitable gender roles
• Infusing the political system with feminine values

Adapted from a paper entitled WOMEN’S POLITICAL EMPOWERMENT IN ETHIOPIA presented at the International Conference of Ethiopian Women in the Diaspora held from March 9-11, 2012 by Birtukan Midekssa, the current Chairperson of the National Election Board of Ethiopia