Suffering to Fill the Demographic Gap: “We have children to be proud of them, not to feel sorry for having had them.=?UTF-8?B?4oCd?=

Armenian mothers having large families have decided to pass from words to deeds and demand from authorities a review of attitude toward their families and pay them appropriate allowances. Otherwise, say some of the mothers, they will leave for countries that offer better conditions.

A group of women who bring up from five to twelve children gathered earlier this week in front of the president' s residence on Baghramyan avenue, demanding meeting with the president and putting forward a number of social and economic demands.

Women who say they considered themselves "heroines" say they don't want to be considered "beggars" only because they are forced to accept a scant welfare from the government.  Read more... (884 words)

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