Procedures for the election of the members of the Executive Board of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women ( UNWomen ) At its 48th plenary meeting , on 9 September 2010 , the Economic and Social Council , recalling General Assembly resolution 64/289 of 2 July 2010 : ( a ) Decided that the election of the forty-one members of the Executive Board of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women ( UN-Women ) would be held as soon as possible and by early November 2010 ; ( b ) Also decided to discuss further the issue of the staggering of terms , so as to reach an agreement on the modalities prior to the elections .