Gender Parity Reform as Autocratic Genderwashing? Analyzing Ethiopia’s Post-Protest Experiment

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ID12426488
AutoresBetel Bekele Birhanu (0000-0001-5454-4255, Örebro University, autor correspondente), Hanna Lemma (Addis Powerhouse , Yeshi Building, 5-02, Bole Bras , Addis Ababa, Ethiopia), Sofia Strid (0000-0001-7822-4563, Department of Sociology and Work Science, Gothenburg University , Skanstorget 18 , 41122 Gothenburg)
Ano2025
Volume32
Fascículo4
Páginas1232-1255
Data de publicação2025-01-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoSocial Politics International Studies in Gender State & Society (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1072-4745 • E-ISSN: 1468-2893
EditoraOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1093/sp/jxaf041
OpenAlexW7082307896
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas1
Referências citadas44

One of the reform initiatives following the 2018 protest-induced political change in Ethiopia was the introduction of a gender parity cabinet and the appointment of women to some of the highest offices, including the presidency. This article asks: does this reform reflect an “autocratic genderwashing”? How has its implementation evolved, especially amid conflict, and what are its broader implications for gender equality? Based on interviews with key informants and an online public survey, our results caution against viewing autocratic genderwashing solely as pejorative, highlight the importance of legal requirements for gender parity in appointed positions, and underscore the need for democratic dispensation, particularly considering the significant challenges women in politics face in non-democratic settings

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