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Khadija at a community meeting in eastern Somaliland. (Oxfam)

Somali Women for Peace and Justice

By AbdiAziz Adani "It’s exclusionary. When only men are making decisions that affect women, and no women are involved, women can feel injustice. Women are often not even informed of the decision-making,'' says Khadija, a women's rights activist in eastern Somaliland. "There are many problems in...

A woman stands outside a shop in eastern Somaliland. Allan Gichigi/Oxfam

Striking gender gap in Somaliland with women having less than half the opportunities of men

Women in Somaliland have less than half the opportunities of men in economics, politics, and education reveals the first-ever comprehensive assessment of the gender gap in Somaliland. Based on 1,200 surveys across Somaliland and qualitative data, inequality is highest in the political sphere, with...

A woman stands outside her shop in Fadhi Gaab area in Somaliland. Allan Gichigi/Oxfam

Somaliland's Gender Gap Assessment

Women in Somaliland have less than half the opportunities afforded to men and are twice as unlikely as men to be employed. Even worse, out of 164 members of parliament, only one is a woman. The purpose of this study, the first of its kind in Somaliland, is to generate evidence on and better...