Ministry of Gender

{{Short description|Government ministry of Zambia}}

{{for|the DRC ministry created in 1990 as the Ministry of Gender|Ministry of Gender, Family and Children}}

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The Ministry of Gender was a ministry in Zambia. It was headed by the Minister of Gender.

The ministry was established in 2012 by combining the Gender in Development Division of the Cabinet Office with the Child Development department of the Ministry of Community Development, Mother and Child Health.[http://www.mgcd.gov.zm/index.php/about-us About us] Ministry of Gender and Child Development However, in 2016 Child Development was transferred to the Ministry of Sport, Youth and Child Development and the ministry was renamed the Ministry of Gender.[http://www.zda.org.zm/?q=content/president-lungu-acts-diversify-and-stimulate-development President Lungu acts to Diversify and Stimulate Development] Zambia Development Agency After the 2021 general election the ministry was transformed into the Gender Division of the Office of the President.{{Cite web |date=2021-09-15 |title=Parley approves turning gender ministry into Office of the President dept, among other changes |url=https://diggers.news/local/2021/09/15/parley-approves-turning-gender-ministry-into-office-of-the-president-dept-among-other-changes/ |access-date=2024-11-02 |website=Zambia: News Diggers! |language=en-GB}}[https://www.gender.gov.zm/?page_id=118 Gender Division (GD)]