Argentina: Former Ministry of Women's “Ideological” Programs Terminated

Argentina: former Ministry of Women's “ideological” programs terminated

Argentina's Libertarian Government has closed 13 ideologically-oriented programs from the former Ministry of Women, Genders, and Diversities, to reduce public spending, Justice Minister Mariano Cúneo Libarona explained. These mechanisms were in force between 2020 and 2023 during the administration of Alberto Fernández's administration. The new decision will result in substantial savings to the country's coffers.

In the days of the Buenos Aires elections, the Government seeks to please its electorate, young men, by eliminating policies to prevent violence against women. Yesterday, several programs aimed at accompanying victims, battered mothers and orphans, several of them agreed with international organizations, will be dropped. Tomorrow, their impact on the female electorate will be known.

In Argentina, the government of ultra-rightist Javier Milei eliminated13 programs related to the prevention of gender violence. They were cancelled because they were considered ideological and created by Kirchnerismo. He also argued that these programs were funded by all Argentines, and that their elimination will generate savings of six billion pesos. Among the programs cancelled, are those aimed at preventing gender violence and feminicides, a…

Quito, 16 May (La Calle). – The Government of Javier Milei eliminated 13 key programs for the prevention and care of gender-based violence in Argentina this Friday. The measure deepens the institutional dismantling initiated with the dissolution of the Ministry of Women, Gender and Diversity in December 2023. Among the programs deleted are the Inter-Ministerial Program of Integral Approach to Extreme Violence, aimed at preventing femicide and tr…

The Minister of Justice of Argentina, Mariano Cúneo Libarona, announced this Friday the closure of thirteen programs that operated under the orbit of the late Ministry of Women, Genders and Diversity because of “ideological”, among which they are destined to prevent gender-based violence, EFE review. “We eliminated 13 ideological programs created by [...] The entry Government of Argentina eliminates programs against gender violence because they …

Latin American Summary, May 16, 2025. Justice Minister Mariano Cúneo Libarona justified the decision by arguing that the state would save “6 billion pesos.” However, the programs would have been dismantled months ago and had no high budgets or surplus. The Ministry of Justice announced this Friday through its [...] The entry of Argentina. The government announced the closure of feminist social programs by “ideological” and “kirchnerists,” but th…