According to Zara Hovhannisyan, if any social change isn’t accompanies with a new culture, habits and development something is not going right. She raises a great issue of women’s role in social changes and how they are referred to, when they are activists. Zaruhi graduated from Orchestra department of Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory. It's interesting, however, that many other graduates of the country doesn't work with their profession,so Zaruhi is one of them. She began her career from an early age. She has worked as a journalist, broadcaster at "AR" TV Company, and later as a reporter-joirnalist of "Horizon" program at Shant tv. Apart from journalistic work, Zaruhi is also an active NGO representative, whose daily work has resulted in many issues being solved and resolved. Zaruhi was also an active member of the "Army in Reality", "Mashtots Park" and "100 Drams" initiatives. She is also a member of the Open Society Foundation Board of Armenia. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx