Polygamous marriage contravenes a woman's right to equality with men, and can have such serious emotional and financial consequences for her and her dependants that such marriages ought to be discouraged and prohibited.
缔约国报告表明，仍有国家在其国内不存在法律上的平等。 妇女没有取得资源的平等机会，不能享有家庭中和社会上的平等地位。