The development of human rights - as represented in the basic outline in Basic Course 2 - frequently reads like a success story. However according to criticism by women, the development of human rights is mostly described in relation to men here. The position that women are in has often been neglected. Human rights have neither developed in parallel to those of men nor in a linear manner, for better or worse.

Women in the society and politics of the European states, since ancient times, have continually been assigned a subordinate status and subordinate function. The question need to be asked here concerning where the origins for this unequal treatment lie. We will approach this question in more depth in the sections on "Origins" and "Patriarchy". A further section is dedicated to the history of the women's movement and the development of women's rights. Documents and portraits of prominent women round off the range of topics.

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