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March 1996
Hye Sharzhoom
7
Visiting Professor Advocates for Women's Issues
Dr. Ludmila Haroutunian,
Chair ofthe Department of Sociology of Yerevan State University,
was a special guest of the Armenian Studies Program, the Department of Sociology, andthe Women's
Study ProgramofFresno State from
Thursday, February 22 through
Tuesday, February 27.
Dr. Haroutunian was invited
by the Armenian Studies Program
ofFresno State to spend a week in
Fresno to lecture and speak to faculty and students.
Dr. Harold Haak, President
Emeritus ofFresno State, was instrumental in arranging Dr.
Haroutunian's trip to the United
States. Barlow Der Mugrdechian
ofthe Armenian Studies Program
and Matthew Jendian of Sociology
arranged her schedule.
Dr. Haroutunian received advanced degrees in both economics
(Yerevan State University) and sociology (Institute of Sociology,
Moscow). She has been active in
politics serving as a People's
Deputy of the former USSR and a
member ofthe Supreme Council of
the USSR.
Based on recent polling data,
Dr. Haroutunian has bem able to
document the transformations taking place in Armenian society. In
particular she has paid special attention to the role of women in
Armenia.
During her stay Dr.
Haroutunian gave two public lectures. Her first lecture, "Peace and
Conflict in Nagorno-Karabagh,"
was co-sponsored by the Armenian
Studies Program, the Department
of sociology, and the Peace and
Conflict Studies Program.
The second lecture, "TheRole
of Women in the New Armenian
Republic," was sponsored by the
Armenian Studies Program.
Women's Role in Post-
Communism Armenia
By Ermira Farka
The collapse of Communism in East Europe is associated
with drastic changes of the former
SovietRepublics encompassing political policy, economic transformation, and institutional changes.
Armenia specifically has undergone
this reconstruction while still facing the challenge of war, economic
blockade, and the creation of an
Armenian State. The magnitude of
these important issues however, is
consequently overshadowing burgeoning social issues also inspired
by the release from communism.
The Nagorno-Karabagh conflict,
severe economic recession, and
newly developed infrastructure
seem to reduce the importance of
gender relationships in contemporary Armenian society. Nevertheless Dr. Ludmila Haroutunian of
Yerevan State University, forcefully attacks the assumption of diminished women's roles in Armenia, especially now in this post-
communist era.
Historically the women's
movement in Armenia has had an
interesting progression. Traditionally the conservative image of
women has been mere housewife
and mother. In 1917, after the
socialist revolution in Russia, the
subsequent impact on all Soviet
Republics was the liberation of
women's rights. The principle of
socialism is equality. This mani
fests ideally into equality in salary,
equality in rights, and even more so
equality in poverty. This twentieth
century innovation, granting unlimited rights to women and regarding them equal to men, came
unexpectedly. Women had not
fought for these accomplishments,
there was no feminist movement in
Armenia before 1917. Women's
representation was dictated by the
state stipulating certain percentage
of women serving in the Soviet
Parliament Unfortunatelythispar-
ticipation contributed nothing to
the advancement of women. The
appointments were policy to symbolically represent that individual
rights are best preserved and improved by the communist system.
Since the fall of communism, the charade of political influence is exposed and women must
fight for what little ground they
had. The feminist movement, under leaders like Dr. Haroutunian,
rallied active segments of society,
men and women, in the struggle
against the remnants of the old system. The fight to place a woman in
any prominent position within the
pi
Dr. Ludmila Haroutunian
newly created free society fell short
The conservative establishment,
suppressed by communism, reas-
sumed power and reasserted the
traditional roles of women. Absence of the even the artificial balance enforced by Moscow has created an uphill endeavor for the small
but growing feminist movement of
Armenia. IXKforoutiinian believes
the exchange of inspiration and information will allow a greater equality to become a reality.
Rare artifacts borrowed
from the Armenian Library and
Museum of Watertown, MA
were on display in the Fresno
Art Museum, as testimony to
the horror of the Armenian
genocide. Also on exhibit were
a series of photographs from
the Armenian Assembly of
America and the U.S. Holocaust Museum. The exhibit
complemented the Anne Frank
in the World which also gathered attention to the Genocide.
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| Title | 1996_03 Hye Sharzhoom Newspaper March 1996 |
| Alternative Title | Armenian Action, Vol. 17 No. 3, March 1996; Ethnic Supplement to the Collegian. |
| Publisher | Armenian Studies Program, California State University, Fresno. |
| Publication Date | 1996 |
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March 1996
Hye Sharzhoom
7
Visiting Professor Advocates for Women's Issues
Dr. Ludmila Haroutunian,
Chair ofthe Department of Sociology of Yerevan State University,
was a special guest of the Armenian Studies Program, the Department of Sociology, andthe Women's
Study ProgramofFresno State from
Thursday, February 22 through
Tuesday, February 27.
Dr. Haroutunian was invited
by the Armenian Studies Program
ofFresno State to spend a week in
Fresno to lecture and speak to faculty and students.
Dr. Harold Haak, President
Emeritus ofFresno State, was instrumental in arranging Dr.
Haroutunian's trip to the United
States. Barlow Der Mugrdechian
ofthe Armenian Studies Program
and Matthew Jendian of Sociology
arranged her schedule.
Dr. Haroutunian received advanced degrees in both economics
(Yerevan State University) and sociology (Institute of Sociology,
Moscow). She has been active in
politics serving as a People's
Deputy of the former USSR and a
member ofthe Supreme Council of
the USSR.
Based on recent polling data,
Dr. Haroutunian has bem able to
document the transformations taking place in Armenian society. In
particular she has paid special attention to the role of women in
Armenia.
During her stay Dr.
Haroutunian gave two public lectures. Her first lecture, "Peace and
Conflict in Nagorno-Karabagh,"
was co-sponsored by the Armenian
Studies Program, the Department
of sociology, and the Peace and
Conflict Studies Program.
The second lecture, "TheRole
of Women in the New Armenian
Republic," was sponsored by the
Armenian Studies Program.
Women's Role in Post-
Communism Armenia
By Ermira Farka
The collapse of Communism in East Europe is associated
with drastic changes of the former
SovietRepublics encompassing political policy, economic transformation, and institutional changes.
Armenia specifically has undergone
this reconstruction while still facing the challenge of war, economic
blockade, and the creation of an
Armenian State. The magnitude of
these important issues however, is
consequently overshadowing burgeoning social issues also inspired
by the release from communism.
The Nagorno-Karabagh conflict,
severe economic recession, and
newly developed infrastructure
seem to reduce the importance of
gender relationships in contemporary Armenian society. Nevertheless Dr. Ludmila Haroutunian of
Yerevan State University, forcefully attacks the assumption of diminished women's roles in Armenia, especially now in this post-
communist era.
Historically the women's
movement in Armenia has had an
interesting progression. Traditionally the conservative image of
women has been mere housewife
and mother. In 1917, after the
socialist revolution in Russia, the
subsequent impact on all Soviet
Republics was the liberation of
women's rights. The principle of
socialism is equality. This mani
fests ideally into equality in salary,
equality in rights, and even more so
equality in poverty. This twentieth
century innovation, granting unlimited rights to women and regarding them equal to men, came
unexpectedly. Women had not
fought for these accomplishments,
there was no feminist movement in
Armenia before 1917. Women's
representation was dictated by the
state stipulating certain percentage
of women serving in the Soviet
Parliament Unfortunatelythispar-
ticipation contributed nothing to
the advancement of women. The
appointments were policy to symbolically represent that individual
rights are best preserved and improved by the communist system.
Since the fall of communism, the charade of political influence is exposed and women must
fight for what little ground they
had. The feminist movement, under leaders like Dr. Haroutunian,
rallied active segments of society,
men and women, in the struggle
against the remnants of the old system. The fight to place a woman in
any prominent position within the
pi
Dr. Ludmila Haroutunian
newly created free society fell short
The conservative establishment,
suppressed by communism, reas-
sumed power and reasserted the
traditional roles of women. Absence of the even the artificial balance enforced by Moscow has created an uphill endeavor for the small
but growing feminist movement of
Armenia. IXKforoutiinian believes
the exchange of inspiration and information will allow a greater equality to become a reality.
Rare artifacts borrowed
from the Armenian Library and
Museum of Watertown, MA
were on display in the Fresno
Art Museum, as testimony to
the horror of the Armenian
genocide. Also on exhibit were
a series of photographs from
the Armenian Assembly of
America and the U.S. Holocaust Museum. The exhibit
complemented the Anne Frank
in the World which also gathered attention to the Genocide.
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