▁Armen ia . ▁Under report ing ▁is ▁said ▁to ▁occur ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁treatment ▁of ▁domestic ▁violence ▁as ▁a ▁private ▁family ▁matter . ▁There ▁are ▁no ▁well - est ab lished ▁laws ▁against ▁domestic ▁ag gression ▁and ▁gender - based ▁pre jud ice ▁in ▁Armen ia . ▁Furthermore , ▁divor cing ▁a ▁husband ▁– ▁even ▁an ▁ab us ive ▁one ▁– ▁causes ▁" social ▁dis gra ce ", ▁with ▁the ▁families ▁of ▁women ▁who ▁file ▁for ▁divor ce ▁or ▁report ▁domestic ▁violence ▁being ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁sh amed . ▁Other ▁contrib uting ▁factors ▁include ▁Armen ian ▁women ' s ▁lack ▁of , ▁or ▁lower ▁level ▁of , ▁education ▁regarding ▁their ▁rights ▁and ▁how ▁to ▁protect ▁themselves ▁from ▁ab use . ▁ ▁Political ▁status ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁through ▁the ▁legisl ative ▁dec ree ▁known ▁as ▁" the ▁gender ▁qu ota ▁law ", ▁more ▁Armen ian ▁women ▁were ▁encourag ed ▁to ▁get ▁involved ▁in ▁politics . ▁That ▁year , ▁only ▁seven ▁women ▁occupied ▁parliament ary ▁positions . ▁Among ▁these ▁female ▁polit icians ▁was ▁H ran ush ▁H ak ob yan , ▁the ▁longest - ser ving ▁woman ▁in ▁the ▁National ▁Assembly ▁of ▁Armen ia . ▁ ▁The ▁relative ▁lack ▁of ▁women ▁in ▁Armen ia ' s ▁government ▁has ▁led ▁to ▁Armen ian ▁women ▁being ▁considered ▁" am ong ▁the ▁most ▁under re present ed " ▁and ▁" am ong ▁the ▁lowest ▁in ▁the ▁world " ▁by ▁foreign ▁obser vers . ▁In ▁addition , ▁Armen ian ▁women ' s ▁place ▁in