We all know that girls are forced to get married as soon as they reach puberty, the ones that don't they are considered a burden and a liability. No, she will never be allowed to do what the boys are allowed to do 'cos she is definitely treated differently from sons. This is one of the major issues in our communities around the world and the reason girls are behaving the way they are because they are rebelling against their parents.They get very angry when they see right before their eyes how their parents treat boys differently to them!! They question, why boys can get away with drinking and doing other things when they can't? They are well aware of their parents' double standards. It is up to the girls what they wanna do as far as their spiritual calling is concerned. if they feel very strongly about dedicating their entire lives to vahaguru and vahaguru's sewa then no one should stop them, in fact, they should be supported by the community. If boys can do it so can girls, the Gurus accorded equality to both genders. Gender equality was not invented in the west, it was preached by our Gurus. Equal rights for both men and women. It is only due to our unpartta that we ignored it and were not able to pass on to the future generations.
It is better to dedicate one's life to vahaguru and sewa than to go through an unhappy marriage just because her parents are worried about what people will say if she is not married. Most marriages end up unhappy and full of problems anyway, so, women should think very carefully whether they want to devote their lives to their 'calling' or do what their worldly, materialistic parents want them to do. We are not living in the primitive times anymore and girls are becoming aware of their status in sikhism as awarded by the Gurus. It is equal.