The Office of Gender Affairs supports victims by guiding them to the relevant agencies that could provide assistance. This is usually done through an intake process. The office is policy oriented and does not have the capacity to offer any other services to the client.

The international observations celebrated by the Office of Gender Affairs include International Women's Day on 8th March; Men's Health Week in June; Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October; International Day of the Girl Child in October 10; International Men's Day in Novermber 19; and 16 Days of Activism from 25th November (International Day for the Elimination to end Violence against Women) to 10th December (International Human Rights Day).

The objectives of the Office of Gender Affairs are: To comply with the United Nations Conventions that promotes gender equality and equity accepted by the Turks and Caicos Islands; to continually raise awareness about gender in the quest for a sustained and equitable society; and to ensure the full enjoyment by all of their fundamental human rights and freedoms

The mandate of the Office of Gender Affairs is to promote gender equality and equity through programs and policies, in an effort to comply with the Convention for the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) and in preparation for periodic reviews to achieve a gender just society.

The Office of Gender Affairs offers informational sessions to the public in the form of presentations at organisations, businesses, community groups and churches.

In February 1999, the Turks and Caicos Islands established the Women’s Desk and the appointment of a Coordinator of Women’s Affairs. On October 26, 1999, the Coordinator along with WID had the official launching of the Women’s Desk The Gender Affairs Unit (formerly known as the Women’s Desk) now Gender Affairs, was established under the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports in 1999.