age discrimination

Age discrimination in Armenia: why women turn to plastic surgery to find work

With high levels unemployment, Armenians are especially vulnerable to exploitation from unscrupulous employers. Given a lack of legal protections, employers are free to discriminate against female applicants based on their age or how they look. For some women, the only answer they see is to undergo cosmetic procedures, to make them look younger in the hope of finding a job. The streets of Yerevan are lined with beauty salons, where for a small amount of money, certain external cosmetic p