The separation of the residence from the rest of the decedent’s estate and its allocation to the male offspring (and only secondarily to female offspring - I.e., if there are no male offspring (see Kitab-i Aqdas, Questions 72) is—as already mentioned—an exception to the principle of gender equality. With regard to the staggered allocation of shares, the question arises as to whether the clearly disadvantaged position of female relatives (mother and sisters) in comparison with their male counterparts (father and brothers) is also an exception to the principle of equality.
Udo Schaefer about Law on Property Inheritance in the Baha'i faith
Baha'i Law, House of Justice (UHJ), Independent Investigation of Truth, Women
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Legal succession is based on quotas or shares (as is also the case in the estate laws of Islam). The decedent’s estate (al-mawarith) is divided into two thousand five hundred and twenty parts and shared among seven categories of heirs, namely the children, spouse, father, mother, brothers, sisters and teachers of the deceased. Persons who are not Baha’is are excluded from the legal line of succession. If the decedent’s estate contains a residence, this passes exclusively to male offspring, not female, namely to the eldest son. If there is no male offspring, one third of the residence passes to the House of Justice.
The separation of the residence from the rest of the decedent’s estate and its allocation to the male offspring (and only secondarily to female offspring - I.e., if there are no male offspring (see Kitab-i Aqdas, Questions 72) is—as already mentioned—an exception to the principle of gender equality. With regard to the staggered allocation of shares, the question arises as to whether the clearly disadvantaged position of female relatives (mother and sisters) in comparison with their male counterparts (father and brothers) is also an exception to the principle of equality.
The separation of the residence from the rest of the decedent’s estate and its allocation to the male offspring (and only secondarily to female offspring - I.e., if there are no male offspring (see Kitab-i Aqdas, Questions 72) is—as already mentioned—an exception to the principle of gender equality. With regard to the staggered allocation of shares, the question arises as to whether the clearly disadvantaged position of female relatives (mother and sisters) in comparison with their male counterparts (father and brothers) is also an exception to the principle of equality.
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