The rapid changes transforming Indian society in recent decades have put tremendous strain on the family as a social institution. The attempt to address these challenges also provides an opportunity to introspect on the kind of values on which the family as an institution should be based. In this context, the Baha'i Office of Public Affairs in India has initiated a dialogue on envisioning the family as a space that promotes the equality of women and men. This dialogue is based on a concept note on this subject developed by the Office. This website serves as a platform where individuals and organizations collaborating with the Office share their insights on the themes explored in this discourse.
When we speak of gender equality, it is easy to focus on policies, movements, or institutions. But I want to begin at the very place where life itself begins—the family. Unless we look at the family, where everything starts, we...
We have always looked at women within the family. While the feminist movement is right to describe the family where women face a lot of exploitation, we also cannot disconnect ourselves from it. If change must come, it has to come from within families.
Equality between the sexes is not something we construct to make society fairer. It is a reality seeded in the human soul since the human soul is one irrespective of gender. By soul here I mean our most essential nature which consists of our core attributes and qualities as human beings.
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