“In Full Partnership”
“New York—17 September 2025—
The Baha’i International Community (BIC) this week launched a new book, In Full Partnership: Thirty Years of Women’s Advancement at the United Nations and Beyond, honoring 30 years since the landmark Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing and the creation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, a crucial United Nations (UN) framework for advancing the status of women and girls around the world.
Intended as a resource for policymakers, UN agencies, and civil society organizations, In Full Partnership serves as an invitation for collective action and consultation on practical steps toward achieving lasting gender equality and justice. . .
The publication offers hopeful and practical examples, drawing on the efforts of Baha’i communities in over 100,000 localities worldwide, showcasing how collaborative efforts with friends, co-workers, and government officials can foster societies that embody the principle of gender equality. The book highlights how new attitudes, new patterns of thought and mutual support, and new institutional arrangements dedicated to the education, participation, and flourishing of women and girls alongside men and boys can emerge as central characteristics of thriving societies.”