ARMENIAN WOMEN PREFER TO BE INVOLVED IN SOCIAL RATHER THAN POLITICAL ACTIVITIES

Noyan Tapan
Apr 18 2006

YEREVAN, APRIL 18, NOYAN TAPAN. Trafficking and family vilence are
unusual phenomena in sharp contrast to Armenian traditions and make up
an insignificant percentage in the country. Head of the RA National
Assembly’s delegation in the PACE, Vice Speaker of the National
Assembly Tigran Torosian stated this on April 17 during a meeting
with Rapporteur of the PACE commission on issues of equality of the
rights of man and women Vera Oskina, who is on a working visit to
Armenia. Speaking about participation of women in political processes,
T. Torosian noted that the Armenian women prefer to be engaged in
social rather than political activities: women constitute about 99%
of heads of NGOs.

As regards the allocation of 25% in ballot papers to women, the NA
Vice Speaker expressed an opinion that such positive discrimination is
unacceptable: women’s involvement in politics should not be encouraged
in an unnatural way.

According to the RA National Assembly PR Department, V. Oskina informed
T. Torosian that she is preparing a report on the state of women in
Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress