▁politics ▁is ▁often ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁private ▁sphere . ▁O ften ▁their ▁entry ▁in ▁the ▁public ▁sphere ▁is ▁only ▁val ued ▁when ▁they ▁reflect ▁the ▁image ▁of ▁the ▁femin ine ▁ideal ▁based ▁on ▁social ▁expect ations , ▁which ▁continue ▁to ▁put ▁a ▁bar rier ▁on ▁the ▁political , ▁social , ▁and ▁economic ▁access ibility ▁for ▁women . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Ar pine ▁H ov h ann is yan ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁Armen ian ▁Woman ▁to ▁hold ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁Justice ▁Minister ▁in ▁Armen ia , ▁a ▁role ▁she ▁held ▁until ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁H ov h ann is yan ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁politician ▁and ▁lawyer . ▁ ▁Health ▁and ▁w elf are ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁during ▁Women ' s ▁Month ▁and ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁" For ▁You , ▁Women " ▁char itable ▁program , ▁the ▁Sur b ▁Ast vat cam ay r ▁Medical ▁Center ▁in ▁the ▁Armen ian ▁capital ▁of ▁Y ere van ▁offered ▁free ▁gy ne colog ical ▁and ▁surg ical ▁services ▁to ▁the ▁women ▁of ▁Armen ia ▁for ▁a ▁full ▁month . ▁Women ▁from ▁across ▁the ▁country ▁arrived ▁seeking ▁treatment . ▁ ▁Sex ▁select ive ▁abort ion ▁ ▁Sex ▁select ive ▁abort ion ▁is ▁reported ▁as ▁being ▁a ▁problem ▁in ▁the ▁country , ▁due ▁to ▁patri arch al ▁social ▁norm s ▁which ▁consider ▁having ▁a ▁son ▁prefer able ▁to ▁having ▁a ▁daughter . ▁Nevertheless , ▁due ▁to ▁strong ▁em igration ▁under ▁the ▁form