Though at the present time, it may be difficult for the
believers to appreciate the reason for the circumscription of membership on the
Universal House of Justice to men, we call upon the friends to remain assured
by the Master's promise that clarity of understanding will be achieved in due
course. The friends, both women and men, must accept this with faith that the
Covenant of Bahá'u'lláh will aid them and the institutions of His World Order
to see the realization of every principle ordained by His unerring Pen,
including the equality of men and women, as expounded in the Writings of the
Cause.
(The Universal House of Justice, from a letter dated May 31, 1988)
