10 Years After Ni Una Menos: Milei reduced femicides by more than 14%

The National Government put an end to the Kirchnerist narrative. President Javier Milei, backed by data from the National Ombudsman's Office, celebrated the decline in homicides of women during 2024 and contrasted the results achieved by his administration with the failure of Kirchnerism's policies, which—according to him—only offered "symbolism and public spending without real impact."

According to the official report, homicides of women decreased by 14.3%, sexual offenses by 12.8%, and trafficking crimes by a significant 35.9%. Nevertheless, the Government went further: it cited annual evolution data to emphasize that, compared to the peak reached in previous years, the year-on-year decline in homicides of women reached 20%."This is because the national government now adopts a policy of 'if you do it, you pay for it,' punishing murderers," explains a video in direct reference to Security Minister Patricia Bullrich, who promoted the "zero tolerance" strategy.

The message disseminated by the Presidency harshly criticized previous administrations for having promoted "feminist" policies lacking substance:  "Previous administrations focused on implementing symbolic policies without anything concrete that would truly help minimize violence against women," states the audiovisual material.
"Crimes against women increased instead of decreasing, and a record number of homicides of women was even recorded."

The official piece highlights that in 2024, with neither the Ministry of Women, Genders, and Diversity nor gender offices in the rest of the cabinet, state spending on gender policies was drastically reduced, but instead of increasing, violence decreased. This statement challenges the narrative established by progressive sectors and reinforces the Executive's position: less ideology, more results.

The contrast with the immediate past was another focus of the message. During the governments of Alberto Fernández and Cristina Kirchner, the Ministry of Women operated with a high budget and a broad political apparatus, but without visible impact on crime reduction. In the words of the video:

"The real policy to combat this scourge doesn't consist of using the money of decent Argentinians to profit from the victims, nor of using the State to promote woke ideology."

The presidential publication coincided with a new strategic decision: Justice Minister Mariano Cúneo Libaronaclosed 13 programs inherited from the former Ministry of Women, which were described as "ideological" and "without evidence of real impact." Among them was MenstruAR, an initiative that distributed menstrual management products in municipalities across the country.

According to Libarona, the elimination of these programs will allow for a fiscal saving of more than $6,000 million annually, in line with the adjustment and state reorganization program promoted by Javier Milei. It is worth noting that the elimination of the Ministry of Women was formalized through Decree 8/2023, which reduced the number of ministries from 18 to 9.