A ministry of women or women's affairs exists in several countries under various names, often headed by a minister for women (or equivalent):

• Ministry of Women's Affairs (Afghanistan)
• Ministry of Women, Genders and Diversity (Argentina)
• Ministry of Women's Affairs (Cambodia)
• National Women's Service (Chile)
• Minister for Gender Equality (Denmark)
• Ministry of Women's Affairs (France)
• Federal Ministry of Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth (Germany)
• Ministry of Women and Children's Affairs (Ghana)
• Ministry of Women and Child Development (India)
• Ministry of Women Empowerment and Child Protection (Indonesia)
• Ministry of Women, Youth, Sports and Social Affairs (Kiribati)
• Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development (Malaysia)
• Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare (Nepal)
• Ministry for Women (New Zealand)
• Minister of Women's Affairs (Nigeria)
• Ministry of Women and Vulnerable Populations (Peru)
• Ministry of Women and Family (여성가족부) (South Korea)
• Ministry of Women's Affairs (Sri Lanka)
• Ministry of Integration and Gender Equality (Sweden)
• Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development (Uganda)
• Ministry of Gender (Zambia)
• Ministry of Women's Affairs, Gender and Community Development (Zimbabwe)