The design of this Plan is an obligation under Argentine Law No. 26.485 of 2009 on the Comprehensive Protection of Women and, for the first time, its governing body has been elevated to the rank of Ministry. This is the first Plan designed by the Ministry of Women, Gender and Diversity, a ministry created as a result of the convergence of the struggle taken up by the movement of women, feminisms and LGBTI+ groups and the political will of the Government of President Alberto Fernández and Vicepresident Cristina Fernández de Kirchner to afford high-ranking status to public policies aimed at achieving equality and eradicating gender-based violence.

This Plan results from the fulfilment by the Federal Government of the obligations arising from legislation and the main international instruments on human rights, gender and diversity and it entails an enhancement of the role of the State, a State that is active, present and responsible, which acknowledges and takes action against inequalities and
injustices in respect of gender and diversity, and recognizes the differentiated impact of social practices on the lives of women and LGBTI+ individuals.

The existence of a gender and diversity institution at the top of the State’s organizational structure makes it possible to coordinate a Federal Action Plan involving the entire Federal Executive Branch as part of the commitment to promptly advancing on the implementation of public policies aimed at the prevention and eradication of all forms of gender-based violence. Thus, we are making progress towards a fairer, more egalitarian and inclusive society.

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