Towards a Gender-Just Society

A social democratic and gender justice approach to transformation needs to consider the different dimensions of justice. These include questions related to a socially just economic distribution of resources as well as questions related to a just recognition of barriers to political participation based on gender, sexual orientation, or social location. Only when considering intersectionality and jointly addressing the various dimensions of justice can the conditions for a ‘parity of participation’ be established. Parity of participation is achieved when the social arrangements permit all members of society to interact and democratically deliberate with one another as peers are established, which is a necessary condition for the emergence of social and gender justice.

By this, our work on gender justice aims at removing the limitations women face in the political, social, and economic systems. FES strives towards equal and active participation of women not only in our activities, but also in our work with partners on alliance and partnership building.

Equal participation, gender justice, and transformation go hand in hand with Ethiopia’s national development strategy plan. FES closely works with feminist CSOs, government institutions, think tanks, academia, and trade unions to support this transformation of political, social, and economic structures as well as the creation of conditions for transformative change. In this regard, FES has supported efforts for an inclusive National Dialogue, gender-sensitive political debates, policy dialogues on feminism and gender justice as well as projects to reform Ethiopia in line with women’s demands and a gender-sensitive view. FES engages also engages with relevant stakeholders to create tripartite dialogue discussions between employers, employees, and the government institution to combat gender inequality, supports its partners in building knowledge around matters related to gender-justice and engages in supporting organizations in their struggle for women’s rights.

In doing so, FES Ethiopia is working with various partners in different projects by utilizing a social-democratic and gender-just approach to transformation to address challenges based on gender.

Activities

Friday, 03.03.2023 - Addis Ababa

A discussion forum was held on 3 March 2023 for women committee members from the 9 Trade Union Federations and the Confederation of Ethiopian Trade…


More

Thursday, 02.03.2023 - Addis Ababa

Experts from Germany as well as different African countries discussed in a high-level Panel Discussion on the German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act…


More

Thursday, 26.01.2023 - Addis Ababa

In the workshop organized by FES Ethiopia on 26 January 2023 at Radisson Blu Hotel, the overall picture of employment generation, challenges in…


More

Publications

Employment generation in Africa - learning from good practices

Gebrehiwot, Berihu Assefa; Tekleselassie, Tsegay Gebrekidan

Employment generation in Africa - learning from good practices

Ethiopia case study
AddisAbaba, 2022

Download publication (10 MB, PDF-File)


A majority working in the shadows

A majority working in the shadows

A six-country opinion survey on informal labour in sub-Saharan Africa
Bonn, 2022

Download publication (4,7 MB PDF-File)


African voices from the ground

Abdalla, Amr

African voices from the ground

Motives, benefits and managing risk of migration towards Europe
AddisAbaba, 2019

Download publication (40 MB, PDF-File)


Contact

Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung
Ethiopia Office

Postal address
P.O. Box 8786
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Location
Kebele 13, House No. 579
Queen Elizabeth II Street
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

+251 11 123 3245
info.ethiopia(at)fes.de

Meet the team

About us

FES Ethiopia on Facebook

FES Ethiopia on Facebook

To learn more about FES Ethiopia, please follow and like our Facebook Page. More

back to top