In that capacity, she oversees the work of the Employment Litigation and Educational Opportunities Sections of the Civil Rights Division and spearheads interagency policy projects related to combating discrimination and promoting equalityofopportunityineducation and employment.
In 1960, UNESCO adopted the Convention against Discrimination inEducation, which acknowledged the crucial role ofeducationin ensuring equalityofopportunity for members of all racial, national or ethnic groups.