The Bahá'í Faith and the Equality, Rights, and Advancement of Women: A Survey of Principles, Praxis, and Discourse
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 interrel...
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| Tipo de documento: | Recurso Electrónico Artigo |
| Idioma: | Inglês |
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MDPI
2023
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Religions
Ano: 2023, Volume: 14, Número: 4 |
| Outras palavras-chave: | B
Women
B Participation B Leadership B Rights B Baha’i B Universal House of Justice B Bahá’í International Community B Equality B girl child B violence against women and girls |
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| Resumo: | 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. |
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| ISSN: | 2077-1444 |
| Obras secundárias: | Enthalten in: Religions
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.3390/rel14040491 |