As you postpone the revolution A poem by feminist publicist under the project "Who is NOT afraid of Feminism?" By Zaruhi Hovhannisyan
Application of Special Temporary Measures (Quotas) in Armenia in Support of Women in Armenia: Prehistory and Assessment of Effectiveness As the results of the 2012 elections show, on average in party lists women stood at 23%, however, in the end when in the parliament their overall share amounted to only 10.7% (now down to 10%). This fact already shows the ineffectiveness of the applied gender quota. By Tamara Hovnatanyan
Public Debate: Personal is Political - Manifold Perspectives of the Feminist Agenda On Fenruary 21, 2017 public debate and book presentation was held at the office of Heinrich Boell Foundation South Caucasus.
Unearthing the Gender discourse in Armenia: from Hysteria to Constructive Dialogue In spite of the efforts invested both by the state, civil society and international community, the reality shows that there is no common understanding of the “gender” and related terms and, what is more, there is overuse and at the same time misunderstanding of those, what leads to deflected discourse on gender equality and (re-)produces misinterpretations and further stereotypes. By Anna Harutyunyan
Anush Khachatryan Policy Advocacy Program Officer, ''OxYGen''. Gender and nationalism, gender and conflict, women's participation in peace-building.
Structural and Cultural Causes of Gender-Based Violence in Armenia Gender-based violence is the cause and the negative outcome of women’s multidimensional disadvantages in social and political life. The contributing factors can be divided into structural and cultural categories. By Gohar Shahnazaryan
Women's Art versus Feminist Art: Categories and Contradictions in Practices of Armenian Art It would not be superfluous to note that some women artists were the protagonists of a style characterized as strongman painting, one heavily invested with simulations of male artistic practices, and which adhered to the aesthetic models common to Armenian traditional painting and art. By Susanna Gyulamiryan
Lecture Series: “Women in Armenia: Searching for the Lost Queens” (2015-2016) (closed project) Women’s Resource Center Armenia has prepared feminist public lecture series by financial support of Heinrich Boell Foundation.
Women and Mass Media In advertising and magazines, women are usually portrayed as young, slim and with beauty that meets the accepted standards. Women with this kind of appearance are often associated with sex objects. By Anna Davtyan-Gevorgyan
Women in Politics and Political Texts in Armenia According to international reports, Armenia is on 103rd place among 142 countries by the index of women’s political participation. By Ruzanna Tsaturyan