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In 1977 she was founding member of the [[Association of African Women for Research and Development]], and organization that she went on to become the and the first [[executive director]] of.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=[[Olajumoke Yacob-Haliso]] and Toyin Falola |title=The Palgrave Handbook of African Women's Studies {{!}} , {{!}} download |url=https://u1lib.org/book/18064841/bee82c |access-date=2022-04-06 |website=u1lib.org}}</ref> |
In 1977 she was founding member of the [[Association of African Women for Research and Development]], and organization that she went on to become the and the first [[executive director]] of.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=[[Olajumoke Yacob-Haliso]] and Toyin Falola |title=The Palgrave Handbook of African Women's Studies {{!}} , {{!}} download |url=https://u1lib.org/book/18064841/bee82c |access-date=2022-04-06 |website=u1lib.org}}</ref> |
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In 1976 she wrote a book ''The Condition of Women in Ethiopia'' that is held in the Rome headquarters of the [[Food and Agriculture Organization|FAO]], but not publicly published.<ref>{{Cite book |title=The Legal Status of Rural Women: Limitations on the economic participationof women in rural development. Volume 32, Issue 2 |publisher=Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |year=1979 |isbn=9251008582 |pages=21}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 18:44, 6 April 2022
Zenebework Tadesse (Amharic: ዘነበወርቅ ታደሰ) is an Ethiopian sociologist and activist. She is first executive director of AAWORD.
Early life and education
Tadesse was born in Addis Ababa to a Catholic family.[1] Her father worked for the government.[1] She attended a catholic girl's school where she was taught by missionary priests.[1] She later studied USA where she spent time in Minnesota and Indiana initially studying journalism but switching to international relations.[1] She moved to Chicago where she was involved in the civil rights movement and the black panthers and then to Harlem.[1]
Career
Tadesse is an activist and a sociologist who has undertaken significant research on democracy, gender and women's land rights in Africa.[2] She is out spoken calling for more investment to support women, especially with regards to access to education.[3]Tadesse is a founding member of the Ethiopian Forum for Social Sciences,[2] and the principle vice president of the Ethiopian Academy of Sciences.[4][5]
In 1977 she was founding member of the Association of African Women for Research and Development, and organization that she went on to become the and the first executive director of.[2][6]
In 1976 she wrote a book The Condition of Women in Ethiopia that is held in the Rome headquarters of the FAO, but not publicly published.[7]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Zenebework Tadesse Oral History Content Summary (document) | Women's Learning Partnership". web.archive.org. 2022-02-01. Retrieved 2022-04-06.
- ^ a b c "Zenebework Tadesse | Women's Learning Partnership". web.archive.org. 2021-11-30. Retrieved 2022-04-06.
- ^ "ስርዓተ ፆታ እና የትምህርት ዕድል – ዜና ከምንጩ". web.archive.org. 2020-06-24. Retrieved 2022-04-06.
- ^ "How Social Norms Relate to Gender Inequality in Ethiopia | PRB". web.archive.org. 2022-01-30. Retrieved 2022-04-06.
- ^ "Professor Akilagpa Sawyerr celebrates 80th birthday". Ghana Business News. 2019-09-08. Retrieved 2022-04-06.
- ^ Olajumoke Yacob-Haliso and Toyin Falola. "The Palgrave Handbook of African Women's Studies | , | download". u1lib.org. Retrieved 2022-04-06.
- ^ The Legal Status of Rural Women: Limitations on the economic participationof women in rural development. Volume 32, Issue 2. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 1979. p. 21. ISBN 9251008582.