Ministry of Women, Genders and Diversity (Argentina) explained

Agency Name:Ministry of Women,
Genders and Diversity
Type:Ministry
Nativename:Ministerio de las Mujeres,
Géneros y Diversidad
Picture Caption:Ministry headquarters in Buenos Aires
Preceding1:National Institute for Women
Jurisdiction:Argentina
Headquarters:Balcarce 186, Buenos Aires
Budget:$ 6,204,800,623 (2021)[1]
Minister1 Name:Ayelén Mazzina

The Ministry of Women, Genders and Diversity (Spanish; Castilian: link=no|Ministerio de las Mujeres, Géneros y Diversidad; MMGyD) was a ministry of the Argentine Government tasked with overseeing the country's public policies on issues affecting women and gender and sexual minorities. The ministry was created in 2019, as one of the initial measures of President Alberto Fernández; the first minister was Elizabeth Gómez Alcorta.[2]

The ministry overtook the responsibilities of the National Institute for Women (Instituto Nacional de la Mujer; INAM), which existed from 2017 to 2019.[3]

The ministry was dissolved in December 2023 following an announcement by President Javier Milei after his inauguration. The ministry became a provisional undersecretary until June 2024, when it was definitely closed. The Milei's administration alleged the ministry was a "politicized entity" in order to justify its supression.[4] The government also alleged that "This organization was created and used by the previous administration to propagate and impose an ideological agenda", stating also that "none of its actions resulted in the lowering of the number of crimes against women".[5]

Structure

The Ministry was subdivided into the following dependencies:[6]

Headquarters

The Ministry's offices were located across three other government facilities, the main one being the one located at Balcarce 186, in the Buenos Aires barrio of Monserrat.[7] In April 2020 the government announced plans to house the whole ministry in the offices at Cochabamba 54, in the barrio of San Telmo.[8]

List of ministers

No. MinisterPartyTermPresident
1Patria Grande Front10 December 2019 – 7 October 2022Alberto Fernández
2Ayelén Mazzinabgcolor=Justicialist Party10 October 2022 – 10 December 2023

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Presupuesto 2021. 20 November 2020. 2020. Ministerio de Economía. Spanish.
  2. Web site: Can Argentina's Feminists Change Government?. Americas Quarterly. Timerman. Jordana. 3 February 2020. 26 April 2020.
  3. Web site: Ley de Ministerios / Decreto 7/2019. Boletín Oficial de la República Argentina. Spanish. 10 December 2019. 26 April 2020.
  4. https://www.deia.eus/mundo/2024/06/08/javier-milei-cierra-ministerio-mujeres-8333761.html Javier Milei cierra el Ministerio de Mujeres por “imponer una agenda ideológica”
  5. https://www.ellitoral.com/politica/ministerio-mujer-cierre-criticas-celebraciones-cruces-politicos-redes-sociales-javier-milei-manuel-adorni-ramiro-marra-lilia-lemoine_0_EaLthcEM2k.html Las reacciones cruzadas
  6. Web site: El Ministerio de las Mujeres, Géneros y Diversidad oficializó su estructura. Tiempo Argentino. Spanish. 20 December 2019. 27 April 2020.
  7. Web site: Ministerio de las Mujeres, Géneros y Diversidad. argentina.gob.ar. 26 April 2020. Spanish.
  8. Web site: El Ministerio de Mujeres, Género y Diversidad tendrá su propia sede en San Telmo. Infobae. 8 April 2020. 26 April 2020. Spanish.

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