Facilitating an NHRI Gender Audit While the schedule will give you the overall composition of each focus group, be sure to also gather appropriate disaggregated data on who the participants are, such as role/position at the NHRI, age, ethnicity, disability, length of employment with the NHRI etc. Step 3: Decide the focus group method Focus groups can be run using a number of methods including face-to-face and online. Encourage good information gathering and make sure to record focus group outcomes that participants agree at the time as reflecting their views. Think about the environment you are creating for the focus group11 and ensure it is accessible and conducive to good engagement. Participants are giving up their time to take part in the focus group so it is important to show you value and respect their contribution. Think about whether to provide food and drink. Are there factors that may exclude participation for some people? Tool 9 is an example of a 2-hour face-to-face focus group session and Tool 10 is an example of a 2-hour online focus group session, each with around six to eight participants. These are suggestions only; other methods may work better for you and for your NHRI.  11 A section on creating effective environments can be found in APF (updated 2019), Human Rights Education: A Manual for NHRIs, www.asiapacificforum.net/media/resource_file/2019_HRE_Manual_for_NHRIs.pdf (S7.3, p69) 59