Discrepancies between the different sets of standards can hinder efforts to close the gender gap. Imported from French law, where the rules are incorporated into the civil code, the personal status code can be defined as the set of rules that relate directly or indirectly to the life of the family, including inheritance. Some countries prefer to use the term “family code” (qanun al-usra), but this is equivalent to the personal status code. Legislative change on family matters is needed to further women’s empowerment, both through full access to the economy and in their personal lives. These laws also define men’s roles, which have a major bearing on women’s autonomy. Under the Convention’s Article 16.1, States Parties “shall ensure, on a basis of equality of men and women: (a) the same right to enter into marriage, (b) the same right freely to choose a spouse and to enter into marriage only with their free and full consent, (c) the same rights and responsibilities during marriage and at its dissolution.”