| Abstract: | This study tries to assess the challenges of women employee empowerment in the public organization in the case of Woreda 01 of Nifas Silk Lafto Sub City. The aim is to enforce women's capacity in the public service organization and increase the number of women participation in leadership rolethat will achieve gender equality as per agenda 2030. Simple random sampling was used to collect the required data through a structured questionnaire and conduct interview with the head of the office. One hundred thirty-nine questionnaires (137) were distributed and eighty-seven percent (87%) of them were filled and returned. Descriptive research design and the mixed approach was used to analyze the information gathered from the survey questionnaire, interview, observations, and desk review information. Findings from this study explain that women employees have challenges from her own weakness, organizational challenges, societal perspectives, and environmental factors that limit women upward move as men coworkers. Here are the major contributors that make the women remain incapable such as career gaps, double burden responsibilities, poor organizational women inclusive policy, gender discrimination, economic problem, lack of enabling environment, minimal husband/family support and societal perception are the major factors that deny gender equality. Besides, male-dominant culture and stereotyping are also other contributing factors that exclude half of the workforce which has not been seen. As a result, female employees are discouraged to participate in decision making role in an organization.To mitigate these challenges, the individual, the organization, and the government should collaborate and build a foundation of an enabling environment that outshine women employees and achieve gender equality upon agenda 2030. |
