The Political Participation of Armenian Women with Disabilities: Barriers and Recommendations

Updated: August 2018
Cover of the report shows a woman using a wheelchair who is speaking into a microphone

In August 2018, Agate Rights Defense Center for Women with Disabilities, with the support of the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) released "The Political Participation of Armenian Women with Disabilities: Barriers and Recommendations", a report that provides insights into the challenges that hinder participation of Armenian women with disabilities and identifies the means to address them. To conduct the research, Agate utilized IFES’ Intersectionality Assessment Framework, organizing participatory focus group discussions with men and women with disabilities and their peers from urban and rural areas of Armenia.

 

The full report is available below.

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