"We are working on the equality of men and women in the new constitution, " said lawyer Hannan al-Nuwesri emphatically.

BBC: Slow rebirth for post-revolution Libya

This is a victory for true feminism, in its old-fashioned sense of a simple assertion of the equality of men and women.

WSJ: Things Are Tough All Over

The concept of equality amongst men and women in Islam is a little different from that of equal opportunity.

CNN: Nuclear Nightmares

The Nigerian constitution calls for due process of law and equality among men and women, both of which are often not upheld in states where Sharia'ah has been implemented.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Nigeria in flux

Dr. Gro Harlem Brundtland calls for ending discriminatory practices such as child marriage, and Archbishop Desmond Tutu points out the important role of men and boys in achieving gender equality for girls and women.

FORBES: The Undeniable Value Of Investing In Girls And Women

Together, they discussed the consequences of the financial crash on education, job creation, food and nutritional safety, family protection, equality between men and women, and, more generally, on all the social rights of the people of that region.

UNESCO: Education

For UNESCO, gender equality refers to the equal rights, responsibilities and opportunities of women and men and girls and boys.

UNESCO: ��S PROMISE �C GENDER EQUALITY AS A GLOBAL PRIORITY

He was a true radical, racial equality for everyone - men and women, blacks, whites, regardless of character, sex, skin color.

NPR: Lincoln and Douglass Shared Uncommon Bond

Gender equality will exist when both women and men are able to share equally in the distribution of power and knowledge, have equal opportunities, rights and obligations in terms of work or income generation, are given equal access to quality education, capacity building opportunities throughout life and in all domains, and the possibility to develop to their full potential.

UNESCO: International Women's Day 2009-Women Make the News