gender audit. traditional use of audit relates to accounting: analysis of gender budget gender audit...
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Gender Audit
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Traditional use of audit relates to accounting: Analysis of gender budget
Gender audit still evolving… - now used interchangeably with
evaluation
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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
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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.”
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Used to determine if gender mainstreaming actions and plans have in fact been implemented
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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
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Identification of uniform or standard criteria
Measuring impacts on power and status – long-term, costly to undertake
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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
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2) Participation in decision making3) SIDA impact assessment
◦ Practical gender needs and strategic gender changes
◦ women’s empowerment◦ Men, male roles and masculinities
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4) NGO’s use the Sarah Longwe Empowerment Framework
5) Composite indicators• MDGs• Gender-related Development Index
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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)
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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