Does the Bahai faith REALLY proclaim equality between men and women?
This is one of the most thought provoking aspects of the Faith – how does equality of the sexes exist while this apparent inequality exist at the same time? In the Baha’i Writings it mentions that the explanation will be “made manifest even as the mid-day sun” in the future (which is good enough for me as a Baha’i) but there are some other thoughts that I have along these lines as well: 1) There are several places in Faith where seeming inequality or difference exist – educating daughters before sons (if you can only do one or the other) or giving the eldest son a larger portion of the inheritance if there is no will left by the parents. However, when you looking into this a bit further it can be found that the reason for these apparent “inequalities” has to do with a tie between rights and responsibilities. The mother has the role of the primary educator of the children and this role is so important that girls should be educated before boys (quote below). The eldest son is the one res
