The critical role of institutions in promoting gender equality
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The critical role of institutions in promoting gender equality

The Baha’i International Community recently shared a statement: Reimagining the Role of Institutions in Building Gender-Equal Societies. A statement of the Baha'i International Community to the 68th session of the Commission on the Status of Women. Image courtesy of Baha’i World News Service.

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For the Betterment of the World
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For the Betterment of the World

“Concepts and principles that are essential to the pursuit of Bahá’í efforts in social action, including: oneness and justice, calling for a reconceptualization of the relationships that sustain society; harmony of science and religion, highlighting that “religion without science soon degenerates into superstition and fanaticism, while science without religion becomes merely the instrument of crude materialism”; and universal participation, requiring the widest participation of every member of the human family from all backgrounds.”

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One Planet and One Habitation
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One Planet and One Habitation

“In all its work, the Bahá’í International Community seeks to learn with others about how moral principles can be applied in practical ways to open new paths in resolving global challenges. It is in this spirit of learning that the case studies in this document are offered. Far from definitive or exhaustive, they are shared merely with the aim of giving a glimpse of the multiplicity of ways that putting noble principles into action can give rise to effective ecological action.“

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