News of women

Milei government slams 'scam' gender policies in Women’s Day message

08-03-2026 17:53 Milei’s government hails December 2023 decision to abolish the Women, Gender & Diversity Ministry on the grounds that it promoted “absurd ideological agendas.”

MULTILATERALISM

UN committee questions Argentina over cuts to gender policies

11-02-2026 08:18 United Nations’ Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) voices concern over closure of Women, Gender & Diversity Ministry and deep budget cuts to gender-based policies.

CRIME & SECURITY

Extradition sought for suspected mastermind of triple murder

01-10-2025 11:05 Suspected gang leader behind last week’s brutal triple murder in Argentina arrested in Peru after international manhunt; Accused of ordering the torture and murder of three young women, 'Pequeño J' is at centre of chilling case tied to drug violence.

Crime & Security

Seventh suspect arrested in triple murder case

30-09-2025 08:45 Police arrested a seventh person in connection with last week's horrific triple murder in Florencia Varela.

CRIME & SECURITY

Victims of triple murder laid to rest on eve of protest

26-09-2025 23:02 Relatives on Friday laid to rest two women and a girl whose live-streamed torture and murder have shocked the nation.

LABOUR IN LATAM

UNICEF: Girls in Latin America doing double domestic work of boys

12-08-2025 17:18 Amount of time dedicated to domestic work by adolescent girls in Latin America is almost double the time spent by boys, according to UNICEF study.

MULTILATERALISM

United Nations slams 'pushback' against diversity

16-06-2025 15:32 Argentine and US government officials "have made statements vilifying transgender and non-binary people, while restricting their rights," says UN rights chief Volker Türk.

Community

Pioneering women’s ed club celebrates 90th year

09-05-2025 18:39 University Women’s Club of Buenos Aires enters tenth decade, celebrates with new exhibition marking its rich history at UCA library.

by Michael Soltys

#8M: INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY

Marchers tell Milei no backtracking on women’s rights

09-03-2025 14:30 Feminists of all ages march in Buenos Aires to voice criticism of Milei government’s policies on International Women’s Day; demonstrators demand an end to gender violence and discrimination.

by Zella Milfred

BEYOND THE HEADLINES

Distaff dismantled

08-03-2025 06:00 Female suffrage arrived in Argentina in 1947 with Law 13,010, more commonly known as the “Ley Evita” after Eva Perón who announced it in person, with women voting for the first time in the 1951 elections.

by Michael Soltys

ABORTION RIGHTS

Abortion access under threat amid ‘chainsaw’ cuts

07-03-2025 00:01 At a women's sexual health NGO in the town of Chivilcoy, abortion pills are handed out sparingly because of reduced state-sponsored supplies.

POLITICS & SOCIETY

Gender policies hit by chainsaw in Milei’s Argentina

15-08-2024 07:45 Since assuming office on December 10, 2023, President Javier Milei’s government has slashed and eliminated programmes designed to help women suffering from violence. Among them, the elimination of a ministry, staff lay-offs and cuts to the team staffing the 144 emergency hotline.

by Juan Pablo Kavanagh

MALA MUJER?

Women who decide not to be mothers

03-08-2024 06:20 Increasingly more women are deciding not to be mothers. The trend, extending throughout the Western world, confronts the prejudices of those who believe that being a “good woman” means being a mother.

by Sabrina Chemen

SOCIETY / Demographic trends

Women in Argentina are giving birth later and less, report shows

02-08-2024 12:13 Demographic report by Universidad Austral highlights accelerated decline of fertility with postponed maternity among women in Argentina. The birth rate has already fallen to around 1.4 children.

by Enrique Garabetyan

HUMAN RIGHTS

Organisations head to courts to request clarity over gender policies

12-07-2024 16:33 Different organisations specialising in gender issues filed a claim in court requesting clarification about the closing of the former Women, Gender & Diversity Ministry. None of the government budget to assist relatives of victims of femicide, transfemicide and transvesticide was touched in the first four months of the year, claim NGOs.

by Agustina Bordigoni

POLITICS

Justice Ministry says 85% of workers at ex-Women's Ministry 'dismissed'

01-07-2024 15:33 Justice Minister Mariano Cúneo Libarona announces that 85% of workers at the former Women, Gender & Diversity Ministry have been dismissed, with remainder to be transferred to Family Protection Directorate.

INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO

Claudia Piñeiro: ‘I’ve never ever seen another president celebrate the tears of a rival’

15-06-2024 05:49 Award-winning writer, playwright and screenwriter Claudia Piñeiro on narrative, challenges to women’s rights and President Javier Milei’s rhetoric.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

WOMEN'S RIGHTS

Milei government shutters office dedicated to prevention of gender violence

06-06-2024 17:43 Three days after annual Ni Una Menos march, head of programme dedicated to protection against gender violence announces she is stepping as President Milei moves to shutter department.

NATIONAL WOMEN’S TEAM

‘Injustice’: Three players quit Argentina’s women’s team over conditions

28-05-2024 10:20 Three footballers from Argentina's national women's team say they will refuse to play in two upcoming friendly matches to express dissatisfaction at the treatment they receive while representing their country.