1986
Carolyn Kornatz tells us that in 1979 forty percent of all women murdered in the U.S. were killed by their partner. She calls for parent education. She says, full sexual equality is essential for the prevention of wife beating” She quotes an expert who said, “Men who are comfortable in equal relationships with women are less likely to exploit children sexually.” quotes ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, “The world in the past has been ruled by force, and man has dominated over woman by reason of his more forceful and aggressive qualities both of body and mind. But the balance is already shifting; force is losing its dominance, and mental alertness, intuition, and the spiritual qualities of love and service, in which woman is strong, are gaining ascendancy.”