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6.4 Addressing gender as a barrier<br />
Law is devised by human beings <strong>and</strong> cannot claim<br />
perfection; equally, human beings can change it. This<br />
does not imply any automatic legal bias in favour of<br />
women <strong>and</strong> other marginalized groups. But it does<br />
require acknowledging the very different experiences<br />
of men <strong>and</strong> women regarding the same laws <strong>and</strong> legal<br />
institutions. Institutions <strong>and</strong> attitudes may have to<br />
recognize that with very unequal pre-existing conditions,<br />
one may need elements of inequality to promote greater<br />
equality. Once the equal value of all human beings is<br />
accepted, a strong motivation for positive change can<br />
be established. 122<br />
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