Annex 1 General Comment Provisions related to Reproductive Rights Paragraph 24 sets out that states “should reduce the constraints faced by men and women in reconciling professional and family ­responsibilities by promoting adequate policies for childcare and care of dependent family members”. According to Paragraph 27: “Gender-based violence is a form of ­discrimination that inhibits the ability to enjoy rights and freedoms, including economic, social and cultural rights, on a basis of ­equality. States parties must take appropriate measures to eliminate ­violence against men and women and act with due diligence to prevent, ­investigate, mediate, punish and redress acts of violence against them by private actors.” Paragraph 29 stresses that states must address “the ways in which gender roles affect access to determinants of health, such as water and food; the removal of legal restrictions on reproductive health ­provisions; the prohibition of female genital mutilation; and the provision of ­adequate training for health-care workers to deal with women’s health issues”. 135