وقد كان الرجل يسيطر على مدى التاريخ على الحياة العامة ويمارس سلطة كانت تمكنه من حصر المرأة وإخضاعها داخل المجال الخاص.
States parties are encouraged to include in their reports information on diseases, health conditions and conditions hazardous to health that affect women or certain groups of women differently from men, as well as information on possible intervention in this regard.