Lara Aharonian was born in 1972, in Beirut and lived in Montreal where she studied educational psychology. In 2003, she moved to Armenia and founded the Women’s Resource Center of Yerevan and its sister branch in Shushi. She publishes a journal called Feminist and has initiated the Women’s Coalition For Peace in South Caucasus. She is also one of the co-authors of the book "In the (Un)Space" and the co-director of the documentary film "Finding Zabel Yesayan."