وأيا كان شكلها، وأيا كان النظام القانوني، أو الدين أو العرف أو التقاليد داخل البلد، يجب أن تتفق معاملة المرأة داخل الأسرة سواء من القانون أو في الحياة الخاصة مع مبدأي المساواة والعدل بين جميع الناس، كما اشترطت ذلك المادة 2 من الاتفاقية.
Under article 4, the Convention encourages the use of temporary special measures in order to give full effect to articles 7 and 8. Where countries have developed effective temporary strategies in an attempt to achieve equality of participation, a wide range of measures has been implemented, including recruiting, financially assisting and training women candidates, amending electoral procedures, developing campaigns directed at equal participation, setting numerical goals and quotas and targeting women for appointment to public positions such as the judiciary or other professional groups that play an essential part in the everyday life of all societies.