December 4

To the general premise that women and men have equality in the Faith, this, as often explained by 'Abdu'l-Bahá, is a fundamental principle deriving from Bahá'u'lláh and therefore His mention of the "Men of Justice" in the Kitáb-i-Aqdas should be considered in light of that principle .... 
(From a letter dated 29 June 1976 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to an individual believer; The Compilation of Compilations, vol. II, Women)