On October 19, RA Human Rights Defender Kristine Grigoryan participated in the panel discussion organized by the Freedom of Information Center entitled "Women in the transparency process of real beneficiaries."

According to Christine Grigorian, according to a 2021 study on gender equality, women-owned companies have less access to loans and capital opportunities; these companies are more "young." Women act as co-owners in only 36% of businesses operating in Armenia, and in only 24% of companies, women hold senior management positions. "The study also showed that most women who own businesses are divorced or single. In other words, the trend that economic activity for a woman with a family is a rare phenomenon in Armenia was also confirmed by this research," the Defender noted.

Grigoryan agrees with the study that the gender gap in the transparency statistics of the actual beneficiaries will provide beneficial information for the state to develop and implement the gender policy.
Grigoryan noted that after 2018, there had been a significant qualitative change in the appointment and promotion of women to political or decision-making positions in Armenia. At the same time, he said that the efforts and leadership of women mainly do the ongoing reforms, but men continue to represent the public.

PS In 2018, the RA government undertook to ensure the publicity of the real owners of all business branches by creating a public open register. The actual beneficiaries are the people who stand at the end of the companies' ownership chain. The real beneficiary of the organization is the individual who owns shares (share) of the company or the individual who controls the organization by other means.