The Minister Responsible for Women and Gender Equity (French: Ministre responsable de l’Équité entre les sexes) oversees the Gender Equity Manitoba Secretariat under Manitoba's Department of Families.
Since 1982, the Executive Council of Manitoba has included a minister responsible for the Status of Women or Gender Equity; however, the position is not a full cabinet portfolio and has always been held by a minister who holds other cabinet responsibilities. The current Minister is Nahanni Fontaine, who is also the provincial Minister of Families.
Through the Minister, the independent, arm's-length Manitoba Gender Equity Council (MGEC) advises the Government of Manitoba on matters regarding Gender Equity.[1][2][3]