HOME FARMS HEADED BY WOMEN MAKE 31.6% IN 2004 IN ARMENIA

Noyan Tapan
Mar 28 2006

YEREVAN, MARCH 28, NOYAN TAPAN. In 2004, women made 51.8% of the
constant population of RA. In that year the home farms headed by
women made 31.6%. Hrachya Petrosian, a member of the Statistical
Council of RA Statistical Service, informed about it at the March 28
presentation of the statistical brochure “Women and Men of Armenia”. He
mentioned that in the 2004/2005 educational year women made 69.1%
of 30483 students attending institutions of vocational education
and 55.8% of 85109 students of higher education institutions. In
2004, women made 28.1%, 36.4% and 23.3%, respectively, of those
who entered post-graduate studies, studied and graduated from
them. In 2004, the number of women among people who were convicted
for committing a crime amounted to 5.3%, In 2004, the share of women
among 15-70-year-old population made 52.3%. 52.1% of the women of this
age was economically active. The share of employed women was large in
spheres of education, culture and art, healthcare and social services,
as well as crediting and state insurance spheres (54-78%). In 2004,
only 5% of RA MPs were women, the involvement of women in executive
power republican bodies made 39.7%, in territorial government bodies
37.8%, in judicial power bodies 20%. According Consuelo Vidal,
Coordinator of UN Permanent Representation in Armenia, the fact that
the Armenian women’s participation in making political decisions is
so much limited causes anxiety. As she mentioned, women are aware of
the country’s needs best of all, so it’s important that their voice
be listened to and their opinion be taken into consideration.