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Gender Audit
Traditional use of audit relates to accounting: Analysis of gender budget
Gender audit still evolving… - now used interchangeably with
evaluation
Framework and a process of performance accounting
Build on existing documentation and using empirical data ◦ account for its social performance ◦ report on that performance◦ Draw up an action plan to improve on that
performance◦ Understand its impact on the community and be
accountable to its key stakeholders
Identifies importance of examining systems, processes within institutions and NOT just accounts◦ “Working on gender issues obliges organizations
to set their own houses in order, and changes aspects of the organizational culture which discriminate against women staff and women “beneficiaries.”
Used to determine if gender mainstreaming actions and plans have in fact been implemented
Identifying criteria for assessment to measure achievement of goals
1) evaluate extent of implementation – monitor and evaluate the implementation of gender issues into procedures
Ex. Integration of gender into programme or project cycle2) impact evaluation – measure impact of interventions on impacts and outcomes i.e. gender equality and women’s empowerment
Identification of uniform or standard criteria
Measuring impacts on power and status – long-term, costly to undertake
1) Expansion in people’s ability to make strategic life choices in a context where
this ability was previously denied to them (Naila Kabeer)
Six dimensions of empowerment◦ Economic◦ Socio-cultural◦ Familial, interpersonal◦ Legal◦ Political ◦ Psychological
2) Participation in decision making3) SIDA impact assessment
◦ Practical gender needs and strategic gender changes
◦ women’s empowerment◦ Men, male roles and masculinities
4) NGO’s use the Sarah Longwe Empowerment Framework
5) Composite indicators• MDGs• Gender-related Development Index
Example 1: Inter Action (NGO) Example 2: DFID Malawi Gender Audit
(Donor Agency) Example 3: Cambodian Case (GO
Ministry of Education/UNICEF) Example 4: Fiji Ministry of Agriculture/
Health (GO)
InterAction and SNV – international NGOs instrumental in pioneering a methodology for measuring internal institutional progresGender audit: an assessment tool and process for
organizations to use in identifying how gender issues are addressed in their programming portfolio and internal organizational processes
HOW: Participatory gender audits: self-assessment, allow participants full participation and self-reflection
Stage 1: Gender audit questionnaire- Help org to assess range of understanding,
attitudes, perceptions on the status of gender equality in their org’s programs and processes
- Focus on 5 programming areas and 6 areas of organizational processes
Stage 2: Discussion, analysis and planning phase. ◦ Review result of questionnaire thru FGDs and
planning sessions◦ Output: Detailed action plan that builds on
organizational strength and outlines initiatives, strategies, processes and guidelines to integrate gender into weaker areas
◦ Desired Outcome: Shared ownership and action to move toward a gender-friendly environment
Consistent and demonstrated political will from senior managers in the org
Heavy on internal processes Uses self-assessment questionnaires and
lengthy focus group-based planning process Quantitative information comes from
analysis of questionnaire Comprehensive, lengthy, costly
External operational assessment of DFIDM’s development objectives in relation to GM in its policies, programmes and projects – emphasis on quantifying the costs of persisting inequality
Internal organizational assessment of management objectives of GM