Yes ..Some were, others weren't, while all somalis in ethiopia were 2nd class conquered citizens since they were conquered/brought into ethiopia.
You can see what you want, it's fine, the opinions of women when it comes to what men do in politics, isn't a big deal because men are the rulers, men are the generals, men are the shotcallers; not women.
Some Somalis are, because why would they purposely isolate themselves, when they can benefit more from working from within the system, for themselves and their people.
It's not our fault that you guys are divided, if you guys unite on Islam and not qabiil, you'd be united for sure. We want that for you guys, believe it or not. We scratch our heads in confusion when we see u guys divided.