A factor that aggravates this delay is the fact that the Draft made by Committee of the ICESCR, introduced to the Commission in 1997, which was supposed to be the grounds for discussion, has been set aside.
Pourtant, il n'a fallu que deux ans pour l'adoption du Protocole facultatif à la Convention sur l'élimination de toutes les formes de discrimination à l'égard des femmes.