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The Greatness Which Might Be Theirs: Introduction

Index of the "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
26 August 1995
Beijing, China

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: Baha'i­ Law and Principle: Creating Legal and Institutional Structures for Gender Equality
  • Mechanisms for Advancement: UNIFEM/Baha'i­ 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 Baha'i­ Community

This essay was published in The Greatness Which Might Be Theirs, a compilation of reflections on the Agenda and Platform for Action for the United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women: Equality, Development and Peace, published for distribution at the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing and the parallel NGO Forum in Huairou, China, August/September 1995.

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