Equality of Women and Men

Breaking the cycle of violence against women will require basic changes at the level of culture, attitudes and beliefs – including a fundamental reconception of prevailing notions of power.

These were among the ideas offered to this year's United Nations Commission on the Status of Women by the Baha'i International Community (BIC).

Addressing the 57th Commission's main theme...

Delegates from Australia, Namibia and the US have arrived for the 57th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women, the theme for which is the elimination and prevention of all forms of violence against women and girls—an unyielding global pandemic. The Baha'i International Community's ...

Listening to and supporting rural women is fundamental to ending poverty and hunger, and achieving peace and development that is sustainable.

That was the message from Michelle Bachelet, executive director of UN Women, who opened the annual UN Commission on the Status of Women here on 27 February.

The main theme of the Commission, which runs until Friday, is "the...

Elizabeth Kharono, a Baha'i delegate to the Commission on the Status of Women and Director at the Centre for Land Economy and Rights of Women in Uganda spoke about the promotion of household food security in the Mbale District of Uganda. Speaking at a discussion about ‘Rural Women and Stakeholders...

Baha'i International Community's delegates (from Uganda, Colombia, India and China) to the Commission on the Status of Women share perspectives and experiences related to the theme of the Commission: "The empowerment of rural women and their role in poverty eradication, development and current challenges."

Oxford University Lecturer in International Human Rights Law, Dr. Nazila Ghanea, speaking at an event during the Commission on the Status of Women, challenged stereotypes that depict religious women as predominantly submissive, as victims in need of rescuing. Too often, she noted, the voice of religious women is not heard. She called for a richer discourse and understanding of...

The 56^th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women started today and, for the next two weeks, will consider the theme of “the empowerment of rural women and their role in poverty and hunger eradication, development and current challenges.” Along with hundreds of NGOs from around...

The theme of this year's Commission was "access and participation of women and girls to education, training, science and technology, including for the promotion of women's equal access to full employment and decent work."

The Baha'i International Community hosted a panel discussion, titled "Rethinking Education for Girls and Women: Beyond the Basic Curricula" with...