The Ministry of Women, Genders and Diversity ( es, link=no, Ministerio de las Mujeres, Géneros y Diversidad; MMGyD) is a
ministry
Ministry may refer to:
Government
* Ministry (collective executive), the complete body of government ministers under the leadership of a prime minister
* Ministry (government department), a department of a government
Religion
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of the
Argentine Government
The government of Argentina, within the framework of a federal system, is a presidential representative democratic republic. The President of Argentina is both head of state and head of government. Executive power is exercised by the Presiden ...
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 and current minister is
Elizabeth Gómez Alcorta
Elizabeth Gómez Alcorta (born 18 November 1972) is an Argentine lawyer, professor and politician. She was the first Minister of Women, Genders and Diversity of Argentina, serving under President Alberto Fernández from 10 December 2019 to 7 Octo ...
.
The ministry overtook the responsibilities of the National Institute for Women (''Instituto Nacional de la Mujer''; INAM), which existed from 2017 to 2019.
Structure
The Ministry is subdivided into the following dependencies:
*Secretariat of Equality and Diversity Policies (''Secretaría de Políticas de Igualdad y Diversidad'')
**Undersecretariat of Equality Policies (''Subsecretaría de Políticas de Igualdad'')
**Undersecretariat of Diversity Policies (''Subsecretaría de Políticas de Diversidad'')
*Secretariat of Policies against Gender-based Violence (''Secretaría de Políticas contra la Violencia por Razones de Género'')
**Undersecretariat for a Comprehensive Approach to Gender-based Violence (''Subsecretaría de Abordaje Integral de la Violencia por Razones de Género'')
**Undersecretariat of Special Programmes against Gender-based Violence (''Subsecretaría de Programas Especiales contra la Violencia por Razones de Género'')
**Undersecretariat of Training, Research and Cultural Policies for Equality (''Subsecretaría de Formación, Investigación y Políticas Culturales para la Igualdad'')
Headquarters
The Ministry's offices are currently located across three other government facilities, the main one being the one located at Balcarce 186, in the
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires ( or ; ), officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires ( es, link=no, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires), is the capital and primate city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the Río de la Plata, on South ...
''
barrio
''Barrio'' () is a Spanish language, Spanish word that means "Quarter (urban subdivision), quarter" or "neighborhood". In the modern Spanish language, it is generally defined as each area of a city, usually delimited by functional (e.g. residenti ...
'' of
Monserrat. In April 2020 the government announced plans to house the whole ministry in the offices at Cochabamba 54, in the ''barrio'' of
San Telmo
San Telmo ("Saint Pedro González Telmo") is the oldest ''barrio'' (neighborhood) of Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is a well-preserved area of the Argentine metropolis and is characterized by its colonial buildings. Cafes, tango parlors and antiqu ...
.
List of ministers
See also
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Feminism in Argentina
Feminism in Argentina is a set of movements aimed at defining, establishing, and defending equal political, economic, and social rights and equal opportunities for women in Argentina. Although some women have been considered precursors—among th ...
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LGBT rights in Argentina
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) rights in Argentina are among the most advanced in the world. Upon legalising same-sex marriage on 15 July 2010, Argentina became the first country in Latin America, the second in the Americas, an ...
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Women in Argentina
The status of women in Argentina has changed significantly following the return of democracy in 1954; and they have attained a relatively high level of equality. In the Global Gender Gap Report prepared by the World Economic Forum in 2009, Arg ...
References
External links
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Argentina
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Argentina
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Argentina, Women
2019 establishments in Argentina
Presidency of Alberto Fernández
Women's rights in Argentina