Passage 22

Women can perform Pranava-upasana

There are some who deny women the right to repeat the Pranava. This is sheer prejudice; it is not laid down in the Shastras. When women are entitled to Brahmavidya (Yajnavalkya taught it to Maitreyi, his wife), as the great scholar-disputant in Janaka's court, Gargi proves, how can any one keep the Pranava away from them?