Ministerial Resolution No 390-2019 to create the Committee for Gender Equality of the Ministry of Energy and Mines

Country / jurisdiction: Peru · Year: 2019 · Status: In force · Level: National · Type: Voluntary

In 2019, in the application of the principle of legal equality established in article 2 of the Peruvian Constitution and article 4 of Law No 28983 on equal opportunities between women and men, the Peruvian Ministry of Mines and Energy enacted Resolution No 390 to create a Committee for Gender Equality in the Ministry.

Later, in February 2021, Resolution No 390-2019 was amended by Ministerial Resolution No 035-2021 to update the committee composition. As a result, the Committee has the following members:

The Ministry General Secretary, in the representation of the Minister, who will be the Committee’s president;

The Chief of the Ministry General Office of planning and budget, who is also the Committee’s Technical Secretary;

The Chief of the Ministry Office of Human Resources;

The Chief of the Ministry Office of Institutional Image and Communication;

The General Director of the Energy Efficiency General Direction in the representation of the Vice-Ministerial Mining Office;

The General Director of Mining Formalisation in the representation of the Vice-Ministerial Mining Office; and

The General Director of the General Direction of Hydrocarbons environmental matters, in the representation of the Vice-Ministerial Hydrocarbons office.

Regarding the Committee’s functions, article 2 of Resolution No 390-2019 establishes that it shall:

Prepare an annual plan of activities to reduce gender gaps and coordinate with relevant bodies to ensure these activities are included in related planning instruments;

Propose strategies to identify good institutional practices and generate a gender equality organisational culture;

Monitor the implementation of national policies on gender equality and the alignment of management instruments to the objectives, goals, and indicators of these national policies;

Issue reports on the progress and results of the policies, plans, programs, and projects for gender equality;

Conduct other activities that are considered necessary for the fulfilment of the Committee's objectives.

Official source: http://www.minem.gob.pe/_legislacionM.php?idSector=1&idLegislacion=13476