End of Phase 1 Checklist By the time you complete Phase 1, you will be ready to start developing your strategic priorities and outcomes. The following checklist will help you decide whether you are ready to move onto Phase 2: Agree your Strategic Framework. Tool 4: Phase 1 Checklist Has a designated leader of the NHRI been identified to ensure ownership and support of the gender strategy at Board and/or Senior Leadership level? Have you received endorsement by the Board and/or Senior Leadership to develop the gender strategy? Has a Gender Strategy Development Team (GSDT) been appointed? Does the GSDT include broad representation (as referred to in Tool 1)? Has a Strategy Development Action Plan been developed? Does it include the steps outlined in Tool 2? Have you conducted a recent gender audit and / or updated your audit if it is over 12 months old? Do you have a comprehensive and current understanding of the gender situation in your communities and in your NHRI? Have you notified internal staff, and relevant externals, of the pending development of a gender strategy? H ave you developed an internal and external stakeholder engagement plan? Does it include women’s rights and gender-diverse groups? Gender Strategy Toolkit 2026 29