Facilitating an NHRI Gender Audit 4.1 Guidelines for reporting your results16 In order to maintain momentum and commitment to your NHRI’s overall gender mainstreaming strategy, it is important to consider and report on draft findings as soon as possible after the audit. A lot of information will have been gathered during the audit and the final report can take a while to prepare. However, if information has been collated and themed during the audit, the Gender Audit team will be able to prepare a draft summary that includes: • key findings on what the NHRI does well to promote gender equality and where the NHRI could improve how it promotes gender equality, as well as • draft recommendations The audit team should discuss the draft summary with the senior leader/s of the NHRI to enable a discussion of the audit findings and proposed strategies and actions. Buy-in at senior level is key to the successful progression of the next stages. This discussion can also involve deciding how and when to communicate the draft summary to the relevant teams/groups within the NHRI, particularly to those who participated in the audit. These discussions will contribute to preparing and refining the final report. The final report should be prepared by the Gender Audit team as soon as possible after the draft report. This is the basis for the next step in the NHRI’s gender mainstreaming strategy. Once completed, it is important the report’s findings and recommendations are communicated across the organisation and that opportunities to discuss the implications of the report are facilitated. While you will have report processes and styles in your NHRI, the following is a checklist for writing a good report. Tool 13: Checklist for writing a good report How to write a good report Make sure your report is completed and disseminated on time. Write in clear, concise language and translate the report into local languages if necessary. Be consistent in your use of terminology and definitions. While it is useful to report on the outputs, the focus of the report should be on the outcomes. Use evidence to demonstrate how your activity contributed to the outcome/s. Use figures, summary tables, maps, photographs and graphs when information is complex. 16 From MEAL resource www.asiapacificforum.net/resources/monitoring-evaluation-accountability-and-learning-guide-national-human-rights-institutions/ 88