Abstract: This paper underscores the assessment of women’s political participation in Sheikh Region of Somaliland. Somali women in this region are stereotyped because they are largely excluded decision making even in decisions that directly affects their own sensitive lives. They are often trampled down by men due to the patriarchal historical dominance which has continuously failed to build self-help communities there. An investigation that involved key informant interviewing, questionnaires and participant observation as the methods for data collection was applied. It was discovered from the ground research that women in Sheikh would wish to participate in the political decisions affecting their lives and community but are largely denied chances practically despite of the fact that they play a key role in ensuring livelihood survival in their various households. Women in Sheikh and most other women in Somaliland resort to social work where they are always submissively controlled by the already designed patriarchal decisions. The main argument in this paper is that sustainable development in any region of Somaliland will never be possible without equal participation of men and women in the political architecture.
Keywords: women, political, participation, community, development, Sheikh Region and Somaliland.
Title: Assessment of Women Political Participation in Community Development in Sheikh Region of Somaliland
Author: Zamzam Hussein Akli
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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