Gender Equality in the Baha’i Faith-Five Revolutionary Teachings | Vasu Mohan

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Gender Equality in the Baha’i Faith - Five Revolutionary Teachings | Vasu Mohan Learn more about the Baha'i Faith and the equality of men and women: http://www.bahai.org/documents/nsa-usa/two-wings-bird "The Five Revolutionary Teachings on Gender Equality in the Bahá’í Faith.” by Vasu Mohan. Vasu Mohan has over sixteen years of experience in democracy, governance, and human-rights programing in Asia with a focus on political, social, and legal empowerment of the disenfranchised—youth, women, ethnic minorities, and persons with disabilities. He leads Asia programs at the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES), where he has been working since 2001. He has supervised programs in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, the Republic of the Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, the Republic of the Philippines, the Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Thailand and the Democratic Republic of Timor Leste.His talk will explore five unique teachings in the Bahá’í Faith on the equality of women and men that are extraordinarily powerful and critical to addressing global challenges. “Whether you are a long-time Bahá’í, a new believer, or just curious about the Bahá’í Faith,” Mr. Mohan says, “you will find these less-discussed facets of the Bahá’í teachings absolutely fascinating and even life changing.” ---------------------------------------- More information on the Wilmette Institute and courses CLICK HERE: http://wilmetteinstitute.org/ ---------------------------------------- Index of video content: 00:38 Vasu Mohan Introduction 01:38 Tips and Tactics 08:25 Goals of the Talk 11:25 Women in International Affairs 12:23 Women in International Affairs- Statistics 17:40 Inequality of Men and Women – Data 22:34 Baha’u’llahs statement of Women and Men being equal 38:34 Spiritual principles of the equality of men and women 41:02 Heroines of the Baha’i Faith 44:25 Abdul Baha – perfect example of balance of male and female qualities 47:38 The six Baha'i principles to help encourage gender equality “The reality of the human being is his or her soul; and the soul, we firmly believe, has no gender." “It is incumbent upon the girls of this glorious era to be fully versed in the various branches of knowledge, in sciences and the arts and all the wonders of this pre-eminent time, that they may then educate their children and train them from their earliest days in the ways of perfection.” “As long as women are prevented from attaining their highest possibilities, so long will men be unable to achieve the greatness which might be theirs.” “When men own the equality of women there will be no need for them to struggle for their rights!” “..when women participate fully and equally in the affairs of the world, when they enter confidently and capably the great arena of laws and politics, war will cease; for woman will be the obstacle and hindrance to it. This is true and without doubt.” “Let your eye be chaste…” 1:03:00 QandA ---------------------------------------- More Information about gender equality: Gender equality - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender_equalityWikipedia United Nations: Gender equality and women's empowerment www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/gender-equality/ United Nations Gender equality - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender_equality Wikipedia Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment | U.S. Agency ... https://www.usaid.g... United States Agency for International Development Measures of gender equality - Wikipedia, the free ... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Measures_of_gender_equality Wikipedia Gender Equality Bureau - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender_Equality_Bureau Wikipedia Gender inequality in India - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender_inequality_in_India Wikipedia ---------------------------------------- CLICK HERE: http://wilmetteinstitute.org/ ---------------------------------------- People who watched this video: https://youtu.be/bnUuMe9i1f4 Also searched online for: Searches related to gender equality gender equality articles gender equality essay gender inequality gender equality quotes gender equality in the workplace gender equality history gender equality posters gender equality facts ------------------------------------------ Don't forget to check out our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/WilmetteInstitute -------------------------------------------- #genderequalityarticles #genderequalityessay #genderinequality #genderequalityquotes #genderequalityintheworkplace #genderequalityhistory #genderequalityposters #genderequalityfacts -------------------------------------------- VISIT OUR SITE: http://wilmetteinstitute.org/