Institutional Framework Database for Social Policy in Latin America and the Caribbean

Latin America and the Caribbean (30 countries): governing institutions that articulate the protection of women's rights

Countries	Year of creation	Institutional Framework	Institutional Framework dependence
Antigua and Barbuda	n.d.	Ministry of Social Transformation and Human Resource Development	Ministry of Social Transformation and Human Resource Development
Argentina	1999	Ministry of Social Development	Ministry of Social Development
Bahamas	n.d.	Ministry of Social Services and Community Development of the Ministerial Cabinet - Gender Office	Ministry of Social Services and Community Development of the Ministerial Cabinet
Belize	1990	Ministry of Human Development, Social Transformation and Poverty Alleviation	Ministry of Human Development, Social Transformation and Poverty Alleviation
Bolivia (Plur. State of)	n.d.	Vice Ministry of Equal Opportunities	Ministry of Justice
Brazil	2016	National Secretary of Policies for Women	Ministry of Human Rights
Chile	2015	Ministry of Women and Gender Equity	Ministry of Women and Gender Equity
Colombia	1999	Presidential Counseling for the Equity of Women	Office of the president or vicepresident or presidential appointee
Costa Rica	1994	National Institute of Women	National Institute of Women
Cuba	n.d.	National Committee-Federation of Cuban Women (FMC)	Office of the president or vicepresident or presidential appointee
Dominica	n.d.	Ministry of Social Services, Family and Gender Affairs	Ministry of Social Services, Family and Gender Affairs
Ecuador	1997	National Council for Gender Equality	Office of the president or vicepresident or presidential appointee
El Salvador	1996	Salvadoran Institute for the Development of Women	Ministry of Social Development
Guyana	n.d.	Office of Women's Affairs	Ministry of Labour, Human Services & Social Security
Haiti	n.d.	Ministry of the Status of Women and the Rights of Women	Ministry of the Status of Women and the Rights of Women
Honduras	1999	National Institute of Women	National Institute of Women
Jamaica	n.d.	Office of the Prime Minister Bureau of Women’s Affairs	Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport
Mexico	2015	National Institute of Women	National Institute of Women
Nicaragua	n.d.	Ministry of women	Ministry of Women
Panama	2008	National Institute of Women	Office of the president or vicepresident or presidential appointee
Paraguay	2012	Ministry of Women	Ministry of Women
Peru	1996	Ministry of Women and Vulnerable populations	Ministry of Women and Vulnerable populations
Dominican Republic	2010	Ministry of Women	Ministry of Women
Saint Kitts and Nevis	n.d.	Department of Gender Affairs	Ministry of Community Development, Culture and Gender Affairs
Saint Vicent and the Grenadines	n.d.	Gender Affairs Department	Ministry of National Mobilization, Social Development, Family, Gender Affairs, Persons with Disabilities and Youth
Saint Lucia	n.d.	Department of Gender Relations	Ministry of Health, Wellness, Family Affairs, National Mobilization, Human Services and Gender Relations
Surinam	n.d.	National Bureau for Gender Policy	Ministry of Home Affairs
Trinidad and Tobago	n.d.	Gender Bureau Division	Ministry of Gender, Youth and Child Development
Uruguay	2005	INational Institute of Women	Ministry of Social Development
Venezuela (Bol. Rep. of)	2009	Ministry of Popular Power for Women and Gender Equality	Ministry of Popular Power for Women and Gender Equality

Source: Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), based on official information reported by governments of the region.
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Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), based on official information reported by governments of the region.

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