This paper provides a critical feminist analysis of seven policies relating to gender equality in the agriculture sector of Ethiopia. A review of 22 major documents that outline legislation and policy frame the feminist analysis. Despite the strong commitment of the Government of Ethiopia (GoE) toward gender equality and gender mainstreaming, many of the policies analyzed do not integrate gender equality as a priority for the growth and development of the country and do not adequately mainstream gender. At best, there is an emphasis on increasing women's participation and integration, but few solid gender targets are set. Moreover, gender-specific policies have regressed since the 2006 National Action Plan on Gender Equality (NAP-GE) that proposed important gender-sensitive measures. This represents the paradox of gender relationships in Ethiopia, whereby the gains made are reverted as the government tried to hold onto power by suppressing human rights. Nevertheless, agriculture-related policies have significantly improved in gender-sensitivity over the same time, culminating with the approval of the Gender Equality Strategy for Ethiopia's Agricultural Sector (GESEA) in 2017. This paper explores some of the reasons why this change may have occurred and what can be learned from it.

本文对埃塞俄比亚农业部门有关性别平等的七项政策进行了批判的女权主义分析。对22份主要法律和政策框架的主要文件的回顾构成了女权主义分析的框架。尽管埃塞俄比亚政府对性别平等和性别平等主流化作出了坚定承诺，但分析的许多政策并未将性别平等纳入国家增长和发展的优先事项，也没有将性别平等主流化。充其量，它着重于提高妇女的参与度和融入度，但没有设定坚实的性别目标。此外，自2006年《国家性别平等国家行动计划》（NAP-GE）提出重要的性别敏感措施以来，针对性别的政策已经退步。这代表了埃塞俄比亚性别关系的自相矛盾，在政府试图通过压制人权来保持政权时，所取得的成果得以恢复。尽管如此，与此同时，与农业有关的政策在性别敏感性方面已显着改善，最终在2017年批准了《埃塞俄比亚农业部门性别平等战略》。本文探讨了可能发生这种变化的一些原因。以及可以从中学到什么。