Event report
On 26 March 2026, researchers, practitioners and academics gathered in Addis Ababa for SHECONF 2026, an International Conference on Social Sciences and Humanities in Ethiopia, the first of its kind convened by the Ethiopian Women Researchers Network (EWNET). The conference brought together scholars from across Ethiopia to examine how gender, power and knowledge production are shaping contemporary research and public debate.
SHECONF 2026 created space for conversations that moved across governance, conflict, political mobilisation, literature, heritage and institutional life, while returning repeatedly to a common question: how is knowledge produced, and who gets to shape it?
The Ethiopian Women Researchers Network
This report was produced by the Ethiopian Women Researchers Network within the Peace Research Facility. EWNET is dedicated to creating a vibrant and supportive network for Ethiopian women researchers in the social sciences and humanities. EWNET uses platforms such as podcasts and seminar series to disseminate and amplify the voices, work and research journeys of Ethiopian women researchers.
