Netsanet melese biography of williams
•
Perspectives of female medical faculty in Ethiopia on a leadership fellowship program
Only approximately one in ten Ethiopian girls will accomplish her dream of advancing to post-secondary education; fewer numbers will complete graduate or professional training.1 The women who are able to achieve these milestones often must overcome significant obstacles related to their gender, including cultural expectations, gender discrimination, an internalized sense of inferiority, lack of financial resources, and gender-based violence (GBV).2 In light of these obstacles, it is not surprising that few women rise to become faculty and into leadership positions.
Factors contributing to Ethiopian women’s low participation in leadership are complex. Approximately 90% of Ethiopian girls enrol in primary school, but this drops to less than 50% in secondary school, and % at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Even fewer women graduate.1 The lifetime prevalence of GBV against Ethiopian women is approximately 75%.3-4 Studies addressing the challenges faced by women in Ethiopian post-secondary educational institutions have identified that gender discrimination and GBV, including sexual harassment, are common occurrences.5-7 This leads to decreased rates of matriculation,
•
Ethiopian Golden Age of music
Musical era of Ethiopia spanning from s to s
The Ethiopian Golden Age of Music was an era of Ethiopian music that began around the s to s, until the Derg regime progressively diminished its presence through politically motivated persecutions and retributions against musicians and companies, which left many to self-imposed exile to North America and Europe. Several artists and musical companies, as well as recording groups, emerged to produce their own singles and albums; the first being Amha Records, and Philips Records, Ethiopia Records and Kaifa Records, which is primarily based in Addis Ababa.
The musical era involved a blend of traditional and folk genres as well as western ones.[citation needed] Central innovation was the "Ethio-jazz" music and musicians Alemayehu Eshete, Tilahun Gessesse, Mahmoud Ahmed, Mulatu Astatke and others were prominent in this era.
After the downfall of the Derg, the music industry revitalized; in , Éthiopiques reestablished with collaboration to Mahmoud Ahmed, Tilahun Gessesse and Mulatu Astatke.
Background
[edit]The earliest known introduction of Western music in Ethiopia dates back to when Kevork Nalbandian was hired by the Ethiopian government to organize the first Ethiopian military ma
•