Gender Diversity In Argentina

The Argentine Constitution contemplates many principles against gender discrimination, and the country has signed several treaties related women rights like The Nairobi Strategies for Empowering Women of 1985, or the Beijing Declaration adopted by the UN at the Fourth World Conference on Women on September 1995. In addition, Argentina has adopted a complex array of different laws, regulations and programs, including the creation of an Agency INADI (National Institute against Discrimination, Xenophobia and Racism).

Law 24,012 of 1991 establishes a quota to the political parties: 30% of elected officials shall be women.. As a result of this Law presently 42% of the Senators and 34% of the Representatives are women. In turn, Law 25,674 establishes 30% women quotas for union delegates. The situation, though, is not so promising in the private sector, where only 11% of executive positions are held by women.