The mandate of the Committee was massive, to assess the status of women in India in all aspects of their lives, keeping in mind the diversities (class, caste, religion, ethnicity, region, abilities, age groups etc.), complexities and paradoxes that prevail in our society.

Sex therapy is designed to change certain patterns of sexual behaviour. Masters and Johnson gave new dimension to sex therapy. Today, we are entering into an era of reasoning, so what was once upon a time empirical is now being specific for each and every sexual dysfunction.