Last week, the Rwandan and Ethiopian governments reported having abnormally more women participation within their respective parliaments. Both states have led the African continent in the quintessential ‘gender-inclusive’ model. Ethiopia has broken barriers by appointing Aisha Mohammad as Defense Minister, the first woman to hold this position in “the history of Ethiopia, and probably in Africa,” says Ethiopian Prime Minister… Read more »
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/rwanda-cabinet-women-gender-balance-government-africa-ethiopia-a8592461.html The east African nation announced that women now make up half of the slimmed-down, 26-seat Cabinet. It joins a handful of countries, mostly European, where women make up 50 percent or more of ministerial positions, according to the Inter-Parliamentary Union and United Nations (UN) Women. How Rwanda rose to top of the world for women’s representation The country has… Read more »
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/politics/ethiopia-prime-minister-abiy-ahmed-cabinet-appointments-women-a8586876.html Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has announced a political reshuffle which means women ministers now make up a record 50 percent of the new cabinet. The sweeping changes saw 10 of the 20 positions going to women. It included the appointment of Aisha Mohammed as defence minister-the first woman to hold that position in the country. What is behind… Read more »
