STATE OF WOMEN IN ARMENIA IS NOT ENOUGH WELL-OFF, WOMEN'S
SOCINTERN CHAIRPERSON SAYS
19-03-2007 12:55:00 | Armenia | Social
YEREVAN, MARCH 19, NOYAN TAPAN. The state of women in
Armenia is not enough well-off, there are many cases of violence
upon them. As Pia Lokatelli, the Chairwoman of the
Internazionalle Socialista Donne (Socintern) mentioned at the
March 16 press conference, there is no trustworthy statistics
concerning the Armenian women's state as women avoid speaking
about violences.
In P. Lokatelli's words, the low per cent of women's
involvement in state highest structures also causes anxiety:
only 7 among 131 deputies of the parliament of Armenia are
women, and there is only one woman at the government.
It was mentioned that the regional meeting of the Women's
Socintern on the theme "International Migration from the Gender
Viewpoint" took place on March 17. Delegates from Austria,
Bulgaria, Cyprus and other countries will participate in the
meeting.