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projects, and particularly in the case of projects affecting
the interests of women [Article 35.6].”
Women constitute approximately half of the popula-
Ethiopia (see Table 1), and a concerted effort has
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ibeen made to give vent to the equality provisions of the
Constitution in the form of a ‘National Policy on Ethiopian
which targets the following twelve priority
areas:
Women and poverty.
2. Education and training for women.
3. Women and health.
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4. Violence against women.
5. Women and armed conflicts.
6. Women and the economy.
7. Women in power and decision-making.
8. Institutional mechanisms
for the advancement of women.
9. Human rights of women.
10. Women and the media.
11. Women and the environment.
12. The girl child.
1: Ethiopia – projected population (1999)
Zone
Total population Female (%)
Urban
9 074 000
50.4
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hTable Rural
52 598 000
49.7
Total
61 672 000
49.8
objectives of the policy are to:
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Guarantee women equal rights with men.
Amend laws which adversely affect women’s
social, cultural and economic conditions.