Promoting gender equality Gender equality outcomes Gender considerations are mainstreamed across our operations, activities and programmes. Our theory of change asserts that independent and effective NHRIs, acting individually and collectively to influence laws, policies, practices and attitudes, will create an improved human rights environment in the Asia Pacific, including for women (cis and trans) and girl-children. Working towards gender equality in the Asia Pacific region Across the Asia Pacific, women, girls, and people of diverse sexual and gender identities, continue to face entrenched discrimination and violations of their human rights. It is therefore essential that we support our members to champion the rights of all genders in their work. We also encourage our members to advance gender equality within the internal operation of their NHRIs. The key objectives of the Strategy are to: 1. Support our membership to prioritise and focus on women’s and girls’ human rights 2. Support gender mainstreaming processes within our membership; and 3. Mainstream gender into the APF secretariat. The APF Gender Strategy combines gender specialisation and mainstreaming measures in its effort to promote gender equality within the APF membership and secretariat. 22 APF Annual Report 2021-2022