“Culture does not make people, people make culture. So if it is in fact true that the full humanity of women is not our culture, then we must make it our culture.”

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

​In order to engage in this conversation, The Goethe-Institut Addis Abeba dedicated the month of August to the topic of gender equality and women empowerment. The photographic exhibition “Inspiring Women”, will displays portraits with short biographies of women living and working in Addis Abeba – both German and Ethiopian - who are in some way role models. They pursue extraordinary careers or break with gender stereotypes. Some are actively involved in advancing women’s rights and supporting girls and young women. The photographs taken by Maheder Haileselassie and Zelalem Gizachew, as part of the Center for Photography in Ethiopia (CPE). The interviews will be conducted and translated by the Goethe-Institut in cooperation with the student organization Yellow Movement at Addis Ababa University. A film screening on Tuesday, 15 August 2017, will point a spotlight on women in cinema. Furthermore, a panel discussion on Thursday, 17 August 2017, will focus on gender expectations in Ethiopia and Germany, engaging the panelists and the audience in a discussion about social, political and economic (in-)equalities in both countries.

more: https://www.goethe.de/ins/et/en/ver.cfm?fuseaction=events.detail&event_id=21009391