Monica Eulalia Banegas Cedillo (born August 8, 1977) is an Ecuadorian politician.

[1] In March 2010, Ecuador's National Assembly appointed seven principal councilors to the Council for Citizen Participation and Social Control.

The seven were Banegas, Marcela Miranda Pérez, Luis Pachala Poma, David Rosero Minda, Fernando Cedeño Rivadeneira, Andrea Rivera Villavicencio and Tatiana Ordeñana Sierra.

[4] Arianna Tanca who became Ecuador's Minister for Women and Human Rights in 2023 had previously argued that it was demeaning to be chosen for office just because you have ovaries.

However research showed that even with parity a smaller number of women put themselves forward for elections.