The current Minister of Women is Celina Esther Lezcano, who succeeded Nilda Romero in March 2021.
[1] In 1993 the Paraguayan state created a Secretariat for Women's Affairs within the Office of the President.
[2] This secretariat was raised to the status of a Ministry of Women's Affairs by Act No.
[3] In 2013 the Ministry took action to address high rates of domestic violence, promoting a national 24-hour telephone hotline for victims and operating a shelter in Asunción for female victims of sex trafficking or domestic violence.
[4] The Ministry is participating in the National Commission on Climate Change, which is preparing a National Gender Strategy on Climate Change to advance women's rights in relation to the environment.