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Adamu, Abebaw Yirga – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2023
Women are underrepresented in senior leadership positions across global higher education and there are different reasons for this. This study examines barriers to women's leadership development in Ethiopian higher education, with particular attention to the role of national and institutional policies and practices. The study used a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Females, Women Administrators, Disproportionate Representation
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Tekleselassie, Abebayehu Aemero; Roach, Virginia – Teachers College Record, 2021
Background: Research that identifies and celebrates the positive attributes of women educational leaders advancing a social justice agenda in traditionally male-dominated, Sub-Saharan African (SSA) societies is sparse. Studying female educational leadership in SSA conceptually brings to the fore issues associated with the intersectionality of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Females, Social Bias, Gender Bias
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Le Mat, Marielle L. J.; Altinyelken, Hülya K.; Bos, Henny M. W.; Volman, Monique L. L. – Journal of Education Policy, 2020
Over the past few years, international organisations have advanced Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) as a global policy to promote sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) and address gender-based violence in schools. This paper analyses policy adoption, transfer mechanisms, and reformulation of CSE in Ethiopia, a late adopter of the…
Descriptors: Sex Education, Sexuality, Educational Policy, Gender Issues
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Aslanishvli, T.; Fischer, R.; Kaplan, J.; Subrahmanian, R.; Bueno, O.; Gill, M.; Hovil, L.; Genovese, I. – UNICEF Office of Research - Innocenti, 2022
This series of briefs draws on the findings of multi-country research based on first-hand migration experiences of 1,634 children and young people moving between Somalia, Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt (available at www.unicef-irc.org/child-migration-hoa). The briefs highlight findings that can inform decision makers when designing child-sensitive…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Child Welfare, Child Safety, International Cooperation
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Hailu, Meseret F. – Gender and Education, 2019
Gendered cultural ideologies limit access to education for girls in Ethiopia. Practices like child marriage, a disproportionate work burden for girls, early pregnancy, and social isolation, inhibit the participation of female students in education. This qualitative study analyzes the influence of Girl Effect (a branding agency supported by…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Females, Ideology, Cultural Influences
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Molla, Tebeje – Policy Futures in Education, 2014
Under the influence of the external policy pressure of donors such as the World Bank, higher education in Ethiopia has witnessed a series of institutional and system-wide reforms. This article reviews selected policy documents to show key neo-liberal policy agendas endorsed in the reforms and explicate how they have affected social equity in the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Neoliberalism, Public Policy, Educational Policy