NHRC stated that the predominantly patriarchal, social, cultural and religious set up based on the foundation that the family line runs through the male has contributed extensively to the secondary status of women in India.
La CNDH indique que le système social, culturel et religieux de type patriarcal, fondé sur l'idée que la lignée familiale se transmet par l'homme, explique en grande partie le statut secondaire de la femme en Inde.