That men and women differ from one another in certain characteristics
and functions is an inescapable fact of nature and makes possible their
complementary roles in certain areas of the life of society; but it is
significant that ‘Abdu’l-Bahá has stated that in this Dispensation “Equality of
men and women, except in some negligible instances, has been fully and
categorically announced.”
- The Universal House of Justice (‘Introduction
to the Kitab-i-Aqdas’, 1992)
