Armenian Prime Minister’s wife, Mrs. Anna Hakobyan presented her new “My Step” fund at the “Byurakan” Art Academy. It will provide support to social care, healthcare and education sectors. Anna Hakobyan assured that the fund will operate for 100 percent transparently, and the public can follow the financing and expenses of the fund through the “blockchain” technical system.
“The fund is not going to belong to me and after my husband’s termination, I will hand in the management to the next Prime Minister’s wife”, said Mrs. Hakobyan.
“It has been 2 months and 4 days already that I am the Prime Minister’s wife and I would like to tell how it feels. It is not a secret that women are treated in a differentiated way, and, unfortunately, often very unfairly and offensively. However, the existing stereotypes about the Prime Minister’s wife really exceed all my perceptions. During these two months, people treated me as a woman who secretly influences her husband’s political decisions. People treated me as a woman who can secretly mediate for appointing friends, relatives and their acquaintances in different ministries, or for reinstating this or that actor/actress in the theater, etc. I felt like a woman many members of the government are cautious of”, said Mrs. Hakobyan. Mrs. Hakobyan announced that no one should have expectations from her. “I do not have favorite actors and singers, I am not going to provide none with a job. It does not matter how many times I have had coffee with them, that circumstance will not change anything in their lives”.
The Prime Minister’s wife said that many women in the world, including the wives of leaders, were able to break stereotypes and to earn the respect of their societies: “I hope we will also succeed in this. I will do my best to achieve tangible results for the citizens of Armenia and Artsakh, our compatriots from Diaspora”.
Nelly BABAYAN
