Today, under Deputy Prime Minister Hamardzum Matevosyan, the Council on Women's Affairs session in the Republic of Armenia was held, which was attended by the members of the Council, as well as our international partners and representatives of non-governmental organizations.

Welcoming the participants of the session, the Deputy Prime Minister emphasized the importance of the council, which is designed to support the equal involvement of women and men in the public, social, economic, and political platforms of the country, strengthening the equal rights and opportunities of women and men, and ensuring a non-discrimination and safe environment for every citizen.

The agenda items included measures aimed at increasing the involvement of women at all levels of STEM-oriented higher education, standards and proposals promoting the participation of women in the IT sector, issues of full and substantive involvement of women in the RA Armed Forces, and other related issues.

Responding to the issues under discussion, the Deputy Prime Minister noted that through continuous education and a constructive and targeted approach, we should step-by-step approach the realization of the council's main goals and form such a dialogue between the state and society that ensuring gender equality becomes a legal process in our country, and overcoming obstacles flexible.

Adhering to the principles of the strategy for the implementation of gender policy in the Republic of Armenia, Hambardzum Matevosyan stressed that to promote gender equality in all fields, an effective mechanism should be created and implemented, which would ensure the raising of awareness among the public of programs implemented with state support and cooperation with international organizations. Participating in the activities carried out in this direction will become a systematic and targeted process, which will help us evaluate the current statistics to make the programs more targeted and to be more targeted in defining future priorities.