This, combined withsuchotherfactors as lack of access to services, stigma, discrimination, andstructural inequalities, leads toa disproportionateimpactforcertainpopulations.
But these may not go far enough towards transforming the fundamental structuralinequalities and political inconsistencies at the centre of current global crises, poverty and unsustainable development.
Our correspondent says that this is partly because structuralinequalities make it difficult for women to access the judicial system, while there are long standing cultural practices that enhance gender discrimination.