Under the authority and direct supervision of the Director of the Division for Gender Equality, the incumbent of the post will participate to the effective implementation of UNESCO's Priority Gender Equality as defined in its policy and strategic documents, including its Medium Term Strategy for 2008-2013.

UNESCO: Vacancy : Programme Specialist (10/8/2011) ODG 056 - (P3)

It takes time for radical ideas to become mundane--38 years if you judge by the Name Equality Act, effective in California as of Jan. 1, 2009.

FORBES: A Married Name Without The Hyphen

Participants shared their assessment that education is simply not yet sufficiently effective in promoting genuine gender equality since stereotypes remain strong with regard to women's role in society.

UNESCO: MEDIA SERVICES

One of two awards of the UNESCO Confucius Prize for Literacy goes to the U.S.-based Room to Read for its effective programme, Promoting Gender Equality and Literacy through Local Language Publishing.

UNESCO: Communication and Information

Dying in 1926, Gertrude Bell left behind a benevolent and effective Iraq government, functioning without institutionalized corruption and intent on equality and peace.

NPR: Excerpt: 'Gertrude Bell'

Improving interagency coordination and information sharing, and strengthening agency capacity and accountability will help ensure the effective implementation of these and other Government efforts to promote gender equality and advance the status of women and girls globally.

WHITEHOUSE: The White House

"Nobody wants to be seen as anti-equality and the gay rights lobby have been very effective in framing the argument as being one equivalent to ending slavery, " Austen Ivereigh, a spokesperson for the Catholic Voices pressure group, told CNN.

CNN: Opinion: Why the fuss about gay marriage?