Gender auditing is done to achieve gender equality

1. GENDER AUDITING
AND
GENDER BUILDING

2. INTRODUCTION
Gender: Ideas and expectations about the
characteristics, aptitudes and likely
behaviour of women and men that are
Socially learned, Dynamic and
changeable over time and Cultural and
societal variations
Sex: Biologically determined differences
between women and men that are
universal

3. How are Gender values
Gender Stereotypes
• Men are bread winners, women service
providers
• Men are natural leaders and managers
• Nobody will accept a woman boss.
• Promotion: a must for promising men, a waste
for promising women

4. • Equal rights and responsibilities
• Equal treatment
• Equal valuation of both women
and men, girls and boys so that
they can participate in, decide on
Gender Equality:
- Same fundamental Human Rights
- Equal Value and Fair Distribution of:
* responsibilities and opportunities
* workload, decision making and income

5. Gender equality, or equality between men and
women,
• A stork and a fox cannot eat from
the same types of dishes.
Equal ≠ the Same
• Enjoyment of equal rights, opportunities and
treatment by men and women of all ages in all
spheres of life and work.
• It does not mean that women and men are the
same or have to become the same, but that
their rights, responsibilities, social status and
access

6. GENDER MAINSTREAMING
the process of assessing the implications for
women and men on
any planned action,
including legislation,
polices or programmes,
in any area and at all levels;
benefit equally, and inequality is not perpetuated
The ultimate goal of mainstreaming is to achieve
gender equality

7. Quality audit” - “Social audit” as distinct from
traditional financial type of audits
• A tool and a process based on a participatory
methodology to promote organizational learning
through self assessment:
- at the individual,
- work unit and
- organizational levels
on how to practically and effectively mainstream gender
Gender audit (tool) -- gender mainstreaming
(strategy) - gender equality (goal)

8. GENDER AUDIT
• Recommends ways of addressing gender
gaps
• Suggests possible improvements and
innovations
• Documents good practices toward
achievement of gender equality
• Identify strengths and weaknesses in
promoting gender equality issues

9. IN INSTITUTIONS…..
• Sharpens organizational
learning on gender through a
process of
–Team building
–Information sharing
–Reflection on gender

10. Writing the gender audit report
• Confidential, property of audited
organization
• Not more than 30 pages
• Findings and recommendations
• Constructive, not judgmental
• Practical and realistic recommendations

11. THANK YOU