The potential of plural legal systems to both stimulate and stymie development for women and societies at large needs greater focus.56 The challenge of confronting negative gender stereotyping of women and their integration into cultural and religious norm creation and interpretation is huge, but it must be undertaken, consistently and persistently.57 Finally, an intersectional approach which embraces women's diversities is crucial. The conceptual interaction between these three reflects underlying common motivations and is presented as follows. Human development as such extends further to cover areas such as participation, security, sustainability and guaranteed human rights. The above-mentioned areas are deemed necessary for promoting creativity, productivity, self-respect, empowerment and a sense of belonging to a community.