وقد أدرج المبدأ القائل ب‍ "إيلاء مصالح الطفل الفضلى الاعتبار الأول" في اتفاقية حقوق الطفل (قرار الجمعية العامة 44/52، المرفق)، ويبدو أنه أصبح مقبولا على الصعيد العالمي.
Other important factors that inhibit women's full and equal exercise of their right to vote include their illiteracy, their lack of knowledge and understanding of political systems or about the impact that political initiatives and policies will have upon their lives.