CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES OF WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT IN PUBLIC SECTORS: THE CASE OF BUEE CITY ADMINISTRATION, EASTERN GURAGE ZONE, CENTRAL ETHIOPIA

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Above all, I would like to thank the almighty God for being with me in all aspects and giving me strength, peace, and the gift to accomplish this work appropriately and successfully. Next, I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to my advisor, Dr. Zelalem Dendir, who helped and offered fruitful comments, supportive ideas, his patience, and his precious time starting from the beginning up to the completion of these. I pray to God to give him peace, health and long life. Thirdly, I would like to express my deepest thanks and appreciation for my adviser, Tigist Ewnete (MA) for her advice on how to work properly. I would like to acknowledge, with gratitude, my debt of thanks to my beloved husband Mr. Andualem Teshale and my family for their endless patience; encouragement, and help has contributed a lot to the completion of this thesis. I also thank the officials of Buee city administration public sectors’ leaders and employees for their kind cooperation and provision of the required valuable data for the research. Finally, I would extend my sense of gratitude to the Administration of Sodo Woreda and Wolikite University for giving me the chance to attend this MA program.