Indonesian ministry
The Ministry of Women Empowerment and Child Protection (MoWECP) (Indonesian: Kementerian Pemberdayaan Perempuan Dan Perlindungan Anak abbreviated kemenpppa) of the Republic of Indonesia, formerly the Ministry of Women's Empowerment of the Republic of Indonesia is a government ministry responsible for the rights and welfare of women and children of Indonesia. The minister is currently I Gusti Ayu Bintang Darmawati since 23 October 2019.
History
The Ministry of Women Empowerment and Child Protection (MoWECP) was founded in 1978.[1] It was initially called the Ministry of Women. Its first name change was to Ministry of Women's Affairs in 1998. In 1999, its name was changed again to Ministry of Women's Empowerment. In 2009, the name was finally changed to what it is called today, Ministry of Women Empowerment and Child Protection.
Organization Structure
Based on Presidential Decree No. 7/2023 and Ministry of Women Empowerment and Child Protection Decree No. 5/2023, the ministry consisted of:
- Office of the Minister of Women Empowerment and Child Protection
- Office of the Minister of Women Empowerment and Child Protection Secretariat
- Bureau of Data and Information
- Bureau of Planning and Finance
- Bureau of Law Affairs and Public Relations
- Bureau of Human Resources and General Affairs
- Deputy I (Gender Equality)
- Assistant Deputyship for Gender Equality Policies
- Assistant Deputyship for Gender Equality Mainstreaming in Economics
- Assistant Deputyship for Gender Equality Mainstreaming in Politics and Law
- Assistant Deputyship for Gender Equality Mainstreaming in Social and Culture
- Deputy II (Child Rights Fulfillment)
- Assistant Deputyship for Child Rights Fulfillment Policies
- Assistant Deputyship for Civil Rights Fulfillment, Information, and Child Participation
- Assistant Deputyship for Child Rights Fulfillment for Nurturement and Environmental Needs
- Assistant Deputyship for Child Rights Fulfillment for Healthcare and Education
- Deputy III (Women Rights Protection)
- Assistant Deputyship for Women Rights Protection Policies
- Assistant Deputyship for Working Women Rights Fulfillment and Countering Human Trafficking Crimes
- Assistant Deputyship for Protection for Domestic and Vulnerable Housewife
- Assistant Deputyship for Servicing of Victims of Violence Against Women
- Deputy IV (Children Protection)
- Assistant Deputyship for Child Protection Policies
- Assistant Deputyship for Special Needs Children Protection
- Assistant Deputyship for Children Protection from Violence
- Assistant Deputyship for Servicing of Special Needs Children
- Office of the General Inspectorate
- Expert Staffs
- Expert Staffs on Participation and Strategic Environment for Women Empowerment and Child
- Expert Staffs on Institutional Relations
- Expert Staffs on Law and Human Rights
