The Greatness Which Might Be Theirs
Reflections on the Agenda and Platform for Action for the United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women: Equality, Development and Peace
Beijing, China
August - September 1995
"As long as women are prevented from attaining their highest possibility, so long will men be unable to achieve the greatness which might be theirs." -- 'Abdu'l-Bahá
Table of Contents
- Introduction: Religion as an Agent for Promoting the Advancement of Women at all Levels
- Education: Educating Girls: An Investment in the Future
- Health: Primary Health Care and the Empowerment of Women
- Violence: Ending Violence Against Women
- Economic Structures: Women in the Informal Sector in Malaysia
- Power Sharing Bahá'í Law and Principle: Creating Legal and Institutional Structures for Gender Equality
- Mechanisms for Advancement: UNIFEM/Bahá'í Project Raises Community Awareness
- Human Rights: Protection of Women's Rights
- Girl Child: The Girl Child: A Critical Concern
- Appendix: The Status of Women in the Bahá'í Community