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Article

The Bahá’í Faith and the Equality, Rights, and Advancement of Women: A Survey of Principles, Praxis, and Discourse

by
Wendi Momen
Governor Emeritus, London School of Economics, London WC2A 2AE, UK
Religions 2023, 14(4), 491; https://doi.org/10.3390/rel14040491
Submission received: 21 February 2023 / Revised: 14 March 2023 / Accepted: 20 March 2023 / Published: 4 April 2023
(This article belongs to the Special Issue The Bahā'ī Faith: Doctrinal and Historical Explorations)
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Abstract

This article examines the Bahá’í approach to the equality of women and men, the education, advancement, and rights of women and girls; their application within the Bahá’í community; and the efforts of the Bahá’ís to influence the international discourse on women. Focusing on significant and interrelated social issues—the education of girls; leadership and participation in decision-making, and violence against women and girls—the article explores these through Bahá’í texts, accounts, and examples of how these have been operationalized by Bahá’í institutions, communities, and individuals; individuals; and in public statements made by Bahá’í institutions.
Keywords: Baha’i; Bahá’í International Community; equality; girl child; leadership; participation; rights; Universal House of Justice; violence against women and girls; women Baha’i; Bahá’í International Community; equality; girl child; leadership; participation; rights; Universal House of Justice; violence against women and girls; women

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Momen, W. The Bahá’í Faith and the Equality, Rights, and Advancement of Women: A Survey of Principles, Praxis, and Discourse. Religions 2023, 14, 491. https://doi.org/10.3390/rel14040491

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Momen W. The Bahá’í Faith and the Equality, Rights, and Advancement of Women: A Survey of Principles, Praxis, and Discourse. Religions. 2023; 14(4):491. https://doi.org/10.3390/rel14040491

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Momen, Wendi. 2023. "The Bahá’í Faith and the Equality, Rights, and Advancement of Women: A Survey of Principles, Praxis, and Discourse" Religions 14, no. 4: 491. https://doi.org/10.3390/rel14040491

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Momen, W. (2023). The Bahá’í Faith and the Equality, Rights, and Advancement of Women: A Survey of Principles, Praxis, and Discourse. Religions, 14(4), 491. https://doi.org/10.3390/rel14040491

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