as mentioned above the vienna programme of action also explicitly stressed the importance of eradicating any conflicts which may arise between the rights of women and the harmful effects of certain traditional or customary practices cultural prejudices and religious extremism stereotypes and cultural norms which dictate prescriptive roles for women in society also have a negative impact on womens enjoyment of their human rights for instance girls lack of access to education has sometimes been justified on the presumption that as mothers and wives they will not enter the workforce and thus do not require education she also points to womens lack of influence in decisionmaking processes which define the culture of any given community a