Background
On 25 March 2026, the Ministry of Women’s Affairs opened its annual conference to review work results for 2025 and set continuing directions for implementation. The conference was held over two days, from 25 to 26 March 2026, under the presidency of Minister of Women’s Affairs Ing Kantha Phavi.
According to the ministry, the conference brought together ministry leadership, representatives of provincial and municipal departments of women’s affairs, and sub-national administrations. Participation was reported at approximately 235 attendees in person, including 186 women, and 665 participants via Zoom.
Scope of Application
The conference concerned the Ministry of Women’s Affairs’ internal planning, review, and coordination functions for the 2025 reporting cycle and the preparation of 2026 priorities. It covered ministry-level and sub-national implementation structures involved in women’s affairs administration and related reform, welfare, and gender mainstreaming work.
Key Provisions or Decisions
The ministry stated that the conference would conduct in-depth discussion on three priority themes.
First, the agenda covered organizational reform achievements, including progress in public administration reform, public financial management reform, and decentralization and deconcentration reform, together with monitoring, control, and evaluation.
Second, the agenda addressed social welfare and protection issues, including prevention of gender-based violence, promotion of welfare, positive parenting, and social morality.
Third, the agenda covered gender mainstreaming, women’s and girls’ leadership, and women’s economic development.
The conference also focused on key performance indicators for the preparation of the ministry’s 2026 priority plan.
Implications for Investors, Businesses, or Compliance
This item records the Ministry of Women’s Affairs’ annual institutional review and priority-setting process for 2026. It is relevant as an administrative reference point for tracking ministry reform coordination, gender mainstreaming priorities, and the use of key performance indicators in planning and evaluation across central and sub-national structures.
No new regulatory requirement, enforcement measure, or compliance obligation was stated in the source.
Official Source
Ministry of Women’s Affairs, announcement on the opening ceremony of the annual conference to review 2025 work results and set future directions, published 25 March 2026.
