In recent years there has been increased recognition of the crucial importance ofrnwomen's contribution to food security. The roles of rural women in sustaining thernlivelihood of the family and food security at national level are also noted high. Inrnthis regard this study assessed the issue of Gender Dimensions' of SustainablernFood Security at household level. The case of two selected kebeles of HararirnRegion. On tep of that the study out lined a general objective which is stated asrn-to assess the various dimensions of gender and its contributions towards thernattainment of sustainably food secured communities at household level InrnUlanual and Kile kebeles of the Harari region.rnTo brie-fly assess the above objective, the study persued three major datarngathering methods one after the other. Survey using questionnaires, focus grouprndiscussion and a key informant interviews. The sample survey was carried outrnin Ulanula and kile rural kebeles. The main reason to select the two kebeles asrna study areas was because ' these kebeles were prone to draught and faminernin different years therefore a total of 120 sample households were selected fromrnthe two kebeles in order to carry out the sample survey. Moreover two focusrngroups discussions were held the first in Ulanula and the second in Kile ruralrnkebele with a group of knowledgeable people both men and women farmers sornthat to easily check and clarify issues raised in the sample . survey. A keyrninfonnant interviews were also held to get in depth information on the issue.rnHence, the result of the survey reveals that even in the prevalence of genderrndisparity in the community, women are .still central and very important figures forrna household to have continuous accesses to adequate and nutrient food eitherrnthrough production or purchases sustainably. The study also reveals thatrnwomen contribute more incomes than men to the total income of the households.rnmoreover the study verify that women in the sampled households spend almostrnall of (heir individual incomes on staple and non staple food purchases whilernmen spend more than half of their income on personal needs. On the otherrnhand, the study identifies ~everal factors that affect women's roles in thernhousehold food security such as, lack of control over the household productivernresources, the ability of the women to make necessary decision over householdrnincome found to be very less further more, the absence of facilities such asrnhealth and shortage of water are the most commonly cited problems. Under allrnthese circumstances the study once again reveals that in every aspect of thernhousehold food economy activities women play more roles than men.