| Abstract: | As is known, women have suffered different unfavorable conditions starting from their
childhood. Their situation gets worsened when they get into marital lives as they don’t have
the proper insight and knowledge on how to solve the problem they are facing. Established to
solve the problem these women are facing, the Ethiopian Women Lawyers Association (EWLA),
has started functioning in 1995. From the time of its establishment onwards, the Association has
dealt with several issues concerning the Discrimination of Women, making Familial Issues its
main concern. Analyzing the facts, gave rise for the need to conduct the study in the area.
Thus a combination of Qualitative and Quantitative Methodologies, were used and a total of 63
persons were involved. 59 persons were selected to gather data in the quantitative aspect, with
a Non- probability Quota Sampling Manner. Of these 50 were clients that comes to the
Ethiopian Women Lawyers Association with familial cases where as where as 9 were
professional that work in EWLA in full and part-time basis. Moreover, 5 people were also
selected in a Non-Probability manner so as to supplement the response that was gained in
quantitative method. The findings of the study indicated that EWLA is giving different
services as Legal advice, Legal aid to the women that comes to the association. However it
was also indicated there was problem in the perception of the people regarding EWLA’s work
that need to be corrected by EWLA by focusing on the promotion, advertisement, public
awareness raising aspects. |
