Ministry of Family Affairs: how many attempts have been made to change the name of the Ministry of Women’s Affairs?

Congressman from People’s Renewal, Milagros Jauregui de Aguayointroduced yesterday, Friday, a bill that declares it “of national interest” to change the name of the Ministry of Women and Vulnerable Populations (MIMP) Ministry of Family and Vulnerable Groups.

The legislative initiative was supported by members of his faction, such as Jorge Montoya, Alejandro Mugnante And Jose Cueto, as well as other parliamentary groups such as Rosio Torres (Alliance for Progress) Diego Bazan (Avanza País) and Tanya Ramirez (Popular Force).

Basics

Bill 4626 congresswoman choreges has as its sole article a national interest statement of the aforementioned name change MIMP.

The relevant motivational part states that the work of the Vice Minister for Vulnerable Groups of the Population is “not perceived” by the population “because of the priority tasks” assigned to Vice Minister for Women’s Affairs.

“The Women and Vulnerable Groups Sector prioritizes work on issues floor and combating violence against women, leaving aside such important issues as caring for families, children and adolescents in a state of abandonment or vulnerability, caring for the elderly, caring for people with disabilities (…), among others “. refers to the project.

Given this, according to the text, “far from doing a fair job in all the competencies of their sector”, MIMP “He only focused on in-depth development of the theme floor And women”.

In addition, Deputy Press Secretary popular update points out that her project “does not aim to make women invisible (…) or leave them in a state of abandonment”, but rather to “pay more attention to other family members and related issues that are not addressed with the same importance what is offered to women in this sector”.

It’s not the first time

It should be noted that this is not the first name change. MIMP in the current parliamentary term.

February 1, 2022 Congressman from Free PeruAmérico Gonza, introduced Bill 01229, which changes the name of the said sector to Ministry of Family and Vulnerable Groups.

This legislative initiative has co-authors Oscar Zea, Paul Gutierrez, Kelly Portalatino, Wilson Quispe And Margot Palaciosand as adherents Alejandro Munante and the same The Miracles of Jaurega de Aguayo.

The project was presented as part of Decentralization Commission Congress chaired by Diana Gonzalez (Avanza País), where it was approved by a majority on July 5 last year, despite the unfavorable opinion of the President of the Council of Ministers and the Ministry of Women’s Affairs of the then presidential administration, Pedro Castillo.

Two days later Council of Representatives agreed to cancel the decision from the date of publication on the website of the Congress of the Republic and include it in the agenda of the plenary session on the same day. The decision was supported by all groups, including the left, with the exception of Alliance for Progress. A few minutes later, the then representative Cambio Democratico Juntos por el Peru, Isabella Cortesasked to withdraw his signature under the said contract.

Since then, the debate on this device has not been included in the plenary agenda; however, to date, it has not yet been finally resolved.

Opinion approved as “Law announcing the change of name MIMPestablishes that the Deputy Ministry of Women’s Affairs is renamed Family Vice Ministry and it’s all Women’s Emergency Centers change their name to Family emergency centers.

Similarly, it establishes as the goals of said ministry under the new title “care for the family as a whole” and “to promote equal treatment without any discrimination”.

“Certainly, abused women are a vulnerable group in our country that deserves government policies that protect them; but also children in a state of abandonment and the elderly in the same state need public policies that affect their protection. Thus, limitation addressing the woman rather than the family can send a message that other vulnerable groups should not be the object of state concern,” this opinion argues.

Antecedent in the fujimorista project

It should be noted that the conclusion is based on the bill submitted by people strength in November 2018, named “A law that promotes the adoption of a view of equality between women and men and excludes from the legal system and public policy any term related to gender ideology and any other term that threatens equality between women and men.” men.”

Said draft was presented by then Congressman Carlos Tubino and was archived by decision of the Board of Directors of the Parliament in 2021.

The text stated that it was necessary to “finally eliminate” within the legal system and public policy “any term referring to gender ideology”.

He also emphasized that “in everything related to the promotion family”, in particular “with regard to the reconciliation of the family and work life of both parents”.

“The political constitution of 1993 (…) regulates that society and the state protect family and they encourage marriage, recognizing both the natural and basic institutions of society; At the same time, it determines that population policy will be governed by national policy in order to promote and encourage responsible fatherhood and motherhood, together with unrestricted respect for families,” the text reads.

“The legislative development of the family (…) was purely declarative (…), therefore, these powers should be transferred to the Ministry of Women’s Affairs in terms of familywhat is indicated in name change and adding this faculty,” he adds.

It is also worth noting that in January 2015, the then Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani stated in a public statement that “the previous step for any institution is the tutelary institution familyAnd so he proposed to create Family ministry.

“You could create Family Ministrybecause there is a woman, a man, children, youth, children. This is a real problem, and not just for one family member. Whenever there are consequences against the family, this instance of the state will be able to say that the family is subjected to cruel treatment, the rights or obligations of the family are infringed,” he said then.

“If the family is in everything, it is like a starting point, and you have a social program, a safety program and an educational program formulated around the family. There you will find a good plan. That’s why I say: Family ministry. What is the first consequence of the family? Human relations. A school of dialogue, tolerance and respect for differences is emerging in the house, ”he added on this occasion.

MIMP rejected name change

Last July, after Congressman Américo Gonza’s project was approved by the Commission on Decentralization, MIMP expressed its opposition to the sector’s name change.

The ministry said the ruling “turns its back on the 17 million Peruvian women and those living in our country who suffer from structural discrimination because of their status as women, which seriously affects their lives, their rights and their opportunities for development.”

“We note that the decision made makes women invisible as subjects of rights and public policy, trying to relegate them to the family space, reproducing the traditional concept of their roles,” the statement said.

He also said that he doubted whether the country could “meet its international commitments and responsibilities, as well as the 2030 development agenda.”

“The inequalities that Peruvian women face require a governing body that will focus on their rights, their autonomy and their freedoms,” the statement said.

Likewise, the then minister of women’s affairs, Diana Miloslavichrejected the approval of this opinion in the Decentralization Commission.

“We women have been hit the hardest by the pandemic, and multiple structural inequalities are added to that. Peru must make progress on gender equality and this must be our priority on the national agenda,” she said in a Twitter on this occasion.

It should be noted that before the presentation of the project by Congressman Jauregui de Aguayo and before the closing of this note MIMP didn’t comment on it.