Women: unambiguous equality

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Women: unambiguous equality

For the first time in history, the Founder of a major world religion has explicitly stated that women and men are equal. The Bahá'í writings also state that:

Girls should be given preference over boys when educational opportunities and resources are limited.

In Bahá'í marriage, neither the husband nor the wife has a dominant voice.

Any apparent inequality between the capacities of women and men is due solely to the lack of educational opportunities so far open to women.

Around the world, women compose a high percentage of the elected national leadership in Bahá'í governing bodies (National Spiritual Assemblies).

Approximate Percent of Women serving on
National Spiritual Assemblies

AMERICA	37 %	36 %	38 %	38 %	37 %	37 %
EUROPE	28 %	28 %	29 %	30 %	32 %	33 %
AUSTRALAISIA	29 %	30 %	31 %	28 %	30 %	28 %
AFRICA	24 %	22 %	23 %	22 %	22 %	21 %
ASIA	17 %	16 %	18 %	20 %	20 %	20 %
	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992

Principles emphasized by Bahá'u'lláh [pg. 28]
Quote from the writing of Bahá'u'lláh [pg. 29]
Marriage and family life [pg. 30]
Bahá'í teachings on personal morality [pg. 31]

"Excerpted from The Bahá'ís, a publication of the Bahá'í International Community."

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