YEREVAN. – Having many children is the pillar of a strong family, and the pillar of having many children is the strength of the family and the institute of marriage. But, now, we have a problem in Armenia because our brides have gotten older by five years, sociologist Aharon Adibekyan stated during a press conference on Wednesday. 

In his words, in the case when the average age of a bride in Armenia was 20-21, this has reached 28, now. “And when a woman gives birth at an older age, her health condition does not allow her to have many kids,” Adibekyan said. 

He added that gender equality leads to the fact that the woman chooses career instead of having a family and children, and this stands in the way of having kids. “If the government adopts a law to set up at least a minimum amount for families with many children, we will have a different picture,” Aharon Adibekyan proposed.