Their mission is to achieve gender equity through advocacy actions, networking and the development of capacities of political and social actors, in order to improve the social, political and economic situation of women.

Founded in May 2003 in the City of Buenos Aires, ELA is made up of an interdisciplinary team of specialists with experience in the State, Universities and Research Centers, International Organizations, legal practice and NGOs. 

Their objectives are:

• Critically analyze law and public policies from a gender perspective, reviewing their effects on social relations between women and men.
• Propose institutional reforms to democratize the judicial system and promote compliance with international human rights obligations.
• Improve access to justice, particularly for disadvantaged groups.
• Promote actions and collaborate in the design of public policies that promote the exercise of women's human rights, encouraging the inclusion of their demands in the local, national and regional public agenda.
• To establish theirselves as a referent of consultation on the areas of their specialty, for the actions undertaken by government agencies, and in research and projects promoted by other study centers and related organizations.

Their approach
The work of those who integrate ELA is inspired by ethical commitment and honesty, the conviction on the importance of the fulfillment of human rights, intellectual, professional and technical solvency, and diversity in terms of professional trajectories and experiences of life.

The full exercise of women's rights is deeply related to the quality of democratic institutions, hence the need for their strengthening. With the recovery of democracy, inequalities between women and men were gradually phased out, at least as regards the enactment of laws. However, the real exercise of rights by women requires that, in addition to their recognition through constitutions and laws, public policies be put in place to enforce those rights.

For this reason, in ELA we consider it crucial to take into account the living conditions of girls, adolescents and women for the correct evaluation, design and proposal of public policies to the relevant authorities as well as to analyze the impact of these policies on the Women's life.

In order for women to claim for the effective fulfillment of their rights, their access to justice must be assured. In their conception, access to justice is a right and the State has the obligation to guarantee it.