Gwen Clayborne, a Baha'i from Glencoe, Ill., was featured recently on the Chicago-based public television program, "30 Good Minutes."

The Baha'i-inspired Tahirih Justice Center near Washington, D.C., will open its first satellite office in 2009 in Houston, Texas. The organization provides legal services to immigrant women and girls fleeing gender-based violence.

Blogging on Baha'i Thought, Philippe Copeland says, “It is the powers of the soul, released and directed in response to the Word of God, that will allow gender diversity to yield its sweetest fruit, a peaceful and just global society.

This week marks the 25th anniversary of the day 10 Bahá'í women were hanged in Shiraz, Iran, for teaching religious classes to Bahá'í youth -- the equivalent of being Sunday School teachers in the West.

Not long after the first World’s Parliament of Religions introduced Americans to the Baha'i Faith at the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago, the Faith took hold and gradually gained momentum in the United States.

April being Sexual Assault Awareness Month, the "Women, Faith and Abuse" segment of the April 3 Interfaith Voices radio program includes Layli Miller-Muro telling how the Baha'i Faith inspired her to establish the Tahirih Justice Center. The organization, based in Falls Church, Va., provides legal support for women and girls who have experienced sexual abuse and violence.

Celia Taghdiri says she’s been fascinated by Tahirih since childhood.

Baha'i human resources professional Gwen Clayborne speaks on the importance of advancing the status of women and challenges and opportunities this presents for society (9 minutes) Download

Dr. Billy Roberts, a member of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of the United States, speaks about the differences between women and men and the concept of their equality through the lens of the Baha'i Faith. He uses stories and examples to reflect about how we define one another, and where we can go from there (9 minutes). Download

Dr. Robert C. Henderson, a member of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is of the United States, discusses the Baha'i perspective on advancing the status and opportunities accorded to women as a critical prerequisite to global peace and harmony (12 minutes). Download