The equality between men and women right is one of the other principle and beliefs of Baha’is.

The Baha’is explain the principle: “Like men, women possess the talent for acquiring sciences and development of knowledge and art ranks. Although men proceed women in some affairs superficially because women haven’t been paid attention concerning education in the previous ages and centuries.[1]”

The Baha’is say: “Nowadays, women proceed some men because they have gained relative freedoms. So, God hasn’t differentiated between men and women concerning intelligence, talent and character.[2] Abbas Effendi has also said:

“There is no difference between man and woman: A person whose heart is brighter is more admitted in the presence of God and everybody who is more faithful is more esteemed in the presence of God.[3]”

“According to education, women are equal to men in the membership and serving at the organization and the right for electing and being elected and in the civil rights such as marriage, divorce, maturity age, heritage and etc.[4] we have been confused because Baha’is believe that rights mustn’t be mistaken for duties and it mustn’t be assumed if this equality is being commissioned, the bases of family will be shaken because of the presence of skillful women. There is much difference between right and duty and believing in right equality isn’t believing in duty equality. The Baha’is aren’t favor of the equality of duty. In brief, the Excellency Bahaullah education is based on right equality not duty one.

The issue of boycotting women to be the member of the universal house of justice is another proof for this creed not to believe in the principle of the equality between men and women.[5]

Baha’i ladies! Is it the equality between men and women that women aren’t allowed to be the member of the Baha’i spiritual assembly?