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HERMINE NAGHDALYAN: "FEMALE DEPUTIES WILL SOFTEN ROUGH DECISIONS"
Panorama.am
20:28 17/10/2007
"Social processes have a frozen appearance. Even though not always
obvious, the role women play is large, but the number of those who
appear is quite small," stated Republican deputy Hermine Naghdalyan
while talking with journalists today about the role women play in
government. She added that it isn't important so much the part women
play in government or social organizations but instead of the rough
activities one feels the softening affect offered by women. Concerning
this question, Jemma Hasratyan, president of the university women
education association, said that the number of women in the field
of health and education is 70-80%, which isn't necessarily positive,
as most of these are feminists.
With that, the speakers said that there was a positive movement in
place, as in the past NA there were seven women, now the number has
reached 12. "The government shouldn't only espouse equal rights and
opportunities, but create the means to ensure these things," expressed
Naghdalyan, stressing the need for corresponding laws. Hasratyan
said that the European Union has the goal of member countries having
women making up 40% of their parliaments by 2020, a goal that Armenian
lawmakers should be trying to meet.
Panorama.am
20:28 17/10/2007
"Social processes have a frozen appearance. Even though not always
obvious, the role women play is large, but the number of those who
appear is quite small," stated Republican deputy Hermine Naghdalyan
while talking with journalists today about the role women play in
government. She added that it isn't important so much the part women
play in government or social organizations but instead of the rough
activities one feels the softening affect offered by women. Concerning
this question, Jemma Hasratyan, president of the university women
education association, said that the number of women in the field
of health and education is 70-80%, which isn't necessarily positive,
as most of these are feminists.
With that, the speakers said that there was a positive movement in
place, as in the past NA there were seven women, now the number has
reached 12. "The government shouldn't only espouse equal rights and
opportunities, but create the means to ensure these things," expressed
Naghdalyan, stressing the need for corresponding laws. Hasratyan
said that the European Union has the goal of member countries having
women making up 40% of their parliaments by 2020, a goal that Armenian
lawmakers should be trying to meet.