Gender Equality
Women and men are spiritually equal; discrimination against women is rejected.
Guru Nanak challenged patriarchal norms by declaring women equal to men spiritually and socially. Sikh scripture condemns practices like sati, purdah, and female infanticide.
From woman, man is born; within woman, man is conceived; to woman he is engaged and married.
This was a remarkably progressive teaching for 15th century India.
Guru Granth Sahib