The State Department for Gender was established in November 2015 in the Ministry of Public Service, Youth and Gender from the former Ministry of Devolution and Planning.
Mandate
The mandate of the State Department for Gender as provided in Executive Order No. 1 of June 2018 include:
Gender Policy Management
Special Programmes for Women Empowerment
Gender Mainstreaming in Ministries/ Departments/Agencies
Community Mobilization
Domestication of International Treaties/Conventions on Gender
Policy and Programmes on Gender Based Violence (GBV)