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(By: Zekarias Menberu, Ethiopian youth Council for Higher Opportunities (ECHO), TaYA)
In many parts of our country women play very fundamental role in the survival of the society. It is undeniable that they are the pillars of the household, the community and the society in general. They shoulder the largest portion of work load that a society.
The women discharge their commitments for the society despite a number of Harmful Traditional Practices (HTPs) that pose difficult problems on them physically and morally. These harmful practices have severe impacts on their effective contribution for the society.
Ethiopia is among the countries that account for some of the worst levels of harmful practices in the world. Most of the HTPs especially affect girls and women specifically.
Thus the social and economic costs of violence against women are enormous and have ripple effects throughout society. The problems that affect women equally affect the other sections of the community.
Among the problems that women face include domestic violence. As a result of this violence women lose their physical and psychological wellbeing. Further more they will also be economically hindered.
It is easy to estimate the impact of such harmful consequences on the entire family and the society at large.
Through encouraging activities are underway to ensure the rights of women, a lot should be done to make sure that women come out for the respect of their right. There are some instances that witness women can become beneficiaries of their rights and they can redeem the whole family from the various social evils that we see today.
If we do not ensure that women also come out for the respect of their rights, the efforts geared towards emancipating them from HTPs would face severe hindrances.
One of the challenges in alleviating the impact HTPs on women is their lack of awareness in the impact of HTPs, and lack of knowledge as to how to challenge these practices among others.
Therefore, women should be given relentless support to voice out their grievances and actively pursue all the measures that they need to take the respect of their rights.
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