Abstract
The insufficiently studied issues of women in the Shimglna in Meket District of North Wollo Zone of Amhara National Regional state were the centre of the study. A qualitative approach with its data collection techniques (FGD, interview and observation) used. The Study found that women involve in marital conflicts and other conflicts. In search of solutions, the Shimglna plays vibrant roles. In the process, in some areas of the district, women participate as plaintiffs, defendants and rarely as mediators. However, in other areas of the district, the participation of women is limited, and there are still women whose participation is through their male relatives. While the participation of women in the Shimglna is low, conflicts involving women are addressed in equal basis with men. On the other hand, women's low turnout in the Shimglna has indirect adverse effects on the resolution processes of conflicts involving them. However, the belief of the society in which women are considered inferior and men are superior is not yet fully resolved. Moreover, the paradox between the legal jurisdiction of the Shimglna to address only family and personal matters restricts the scope of the Shimglna.
Highlights
The international community, the national governments and other stakeholders of the world’s community have for long been taking diverse measures to foster the participation of women in all affairs of communities
Others argue that women play different roles in addressing conflicts either along with men or alone [8, 9, 10] and the male based institutions address conflicts in equal basis irrespective of sex and other differences [3]
The objective of this research was to study the status of women in the Shimglna with a special emphasis on Meket District in North Wollo Zone of Amhara National Regional State
Summary
The international community, the national governments and other stakeholders of the world’s community have for long been taking diverse measures to foster the participation of women in all affairs of communities. Igniting the participation of women in the national and local peace processes is one of the focus areas of the stakeholders. In putting into effect, such and other provisions of the constitution and the revised family code, the government works by devising policies with a special focus on women. Women experience arranged-marriage, enforced childbearing and heavy domestic and reproductive workloads [2, 3, 1]. In addressing such problems and resolving other conflicts involving women, women play minimal roles and their issues re taken as secondary in different communities of Ethiopia [4, 5, 6, 7]. As a matter of fact, there is no a research conducted on the study theme in the study area
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