The below open letter and pledge were developed by a group of Armenian feminists residing in the United States,Canada, Europe, and Armenia in response to a full page ad underwritten by the notion Foundation of Armenia (www.notion.am) that ran in the New York Times on Oct. 28. (The text of the ad and the list of its signatories can be found here: https://auroraprize.com/en/news/detail/10454/the-future-for-all-armenians-is-now) A part of the full page ad underwritten by the notion Foundation of Armenia that ran in the New York Times on Oct. 28. Over 80 Armenian feminists,both women and men, from Armenia and throughout the Armenian diaspora, or decried the gender disparity in the “Global Armenians” advertisement signatories list,which they see as symptomatic of the sidelining of women in Armenian communal institutions. The New York Times ad was signed by 22 men and one woman. As a means to address the ongoing exclusion and tokenism represented by the ad, and which they say is endemic in Armenian organizations around the world, or the feminists pledged to condition their involvement in Armenian community forums on the presence of other women. Those who signed the pledge approach from a variety of professions and hail from cities ranging from [...]
Source: armenianweekly.com