Outcome ARG_D_3.1

More women equally and meaningfully participate in public life, which allows for the design and implementation of inclusive public and strategies.

More women equally and meaningfully participate in public life as the Province of Neuquén, through the “Neuquén Equidad ” project, strengthened the mainstreaming of gender equality across public institutions, contributing to the creation of conditions that enable women’s more equal and substantive engagement in public life. A major advancement was the incorporation of a gender-responsive framework into the Organic and Police Personnel Law (Law 3516), which introduced non-discrimination standards, safeguards for equal career progression, and recruitment processes that prevent the entry of individuals with records of family or gender-based violence. These measures help create an institutional environment where women can participate , advance, and exercise leadership on equal footing within the security sector. UN Women’s comprehensive institutional assessment—engaging 3,065 personnel and analyzing 125 normative instruments—generated evidence and recommendations that informed the reform and strengthened internal capacities, particularly on sexual harassment, disciplinary mechanisms, training, and recruitment. Additionally, the development of the 2026–2027 Provincial Action Plan for the Empowerment of Indigenous Women, validated with 120 women and Mapuche authorities, expanded opportunities for Indigenous women to influence decision-making and public policy. Together, these advances enhance women’s voice, visibility, and influence in public institutions and policy processes in Neuquén and serve as a local model that can be replicated in other provinces. https://lac.unwomen.org/es/stories/noticia/2025/11/neuquen-equidad-la-alianza-entre-onu-mujeres-el-gobierno-provincial-y-el-cfi https://infoleg.neuquen.gob.ar/Leyes/ley_3516.pdf

More women equally and meaningfully participate in public life, which allows for the design and implementation of inclusive public and strategies.

The Network of Women Leaders of Neuquén was formed in the province, a structure that strengthens the associativity and autonomy of women. UN Women contributed through the implementation of the Neuquinas with Impact project, in alliance with the provincial government and a local foundation, to the strengthening of leadership with a gender perspective in the province. The training program designed and implemented for these purposes was systematized in a Manual that hopes to contribute to the replication of the experience in the country and the region and that has 10 recommendations for the training of leadership with a gender perspective. In total, almost 500 women from the province of Neuquén strengthened their leadership in business, entrepreneurial and political profiles to practice with a gender perspective, between the first edition and the second edition of Neuquinas con Impacto. https://www.neuqueninforma.gob.ar/finalizo-la-segunda-edicion-de-neuquinas-con-impacto/ https://norteenlinea.com/argentina-y-el-mundo/la-segunda-edicion-de-neuquinas-con-impacto-cierra-con-la-presentacion-de-un-manual-para-impulsar-liderazgos-con-perspectiva-de-genero https://lac.unwomen.org/es/digital-library/publications/2023/11/liderazgos-con-perspectiva-de-genero-la-experiencia-de-neuquinas-con-impacto VIDEOS TESTIMONIOS https://unwomen-my.sharepoint.com/personal/dalia_pino_unwomen_org/_layouts/15/onedrive.aspx?id=%2Fpersonal%2Fdalia%5Fpino%5Funwomen%5Forg%2FDocuments%2FVideos%20testimonios%20Neuquinas%20con%20impacto&ga=1 In addition, the RMAAM (the body integrated by high authorities of women's rights and gender issues in the countries of Mercosur) prioritized addressing violence against women politician in its programatic strategy for 2023, after its High Level Meeting held in Buenos Aires in May 2023, in the context of which UN Women organized a Forum on the interlinkages between gender-based violence - including political violence- and democracy consolidation. Supporting evidence: https://www.argentina.gob.ar/noticias/ministras-y-altas-autoridades-de-la-mujer-del-mercosur-acordaron-estrategias-para-enfrentar Finally, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs created the Office of the Special Representative for Argentina's Feminist Foreign Policy and appointed a senior ambassador (María Cristina Perceval) to lead it. UN Women contributed to this in two ways. First, the Regional Women's Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean was a key platform that positioned the issue of feminist foreign policy and made it possible to generate exchanges with key figures in the region. Secondly, UN Women developed advocacy in that context and in other events that took place at the regional level for the promotion of feminist foreign policy for the first time in Argentina. Source: https://www.ambito.com/politica/cancilleria/crean-un-cargo-el-ministerio-relaciones-exteriores-vinculado-al-feminismo-n5619908

More women equally and meaningfully participate in public life, which allows for the design and implementation of inclusive public and strategies.

The government of the province of Neuquen developed and launched the Provincial Plan for Gender Equality in 2024. UN Women is providing technical assistance in its implementation, focusing on the promotion of the equal participation of women in the police force, strengthen women's entrepreneurial capacities, and improve the conditions for the economic and political participation of Mapuche women.