Figure 16: Example of document review findings
Audit Area
Audit Question Examples
Examples of Findings
Q1: What information
does the document
provide about how
the NHRI promotes
gender equality?
Documents
Q2: Are there any
gaps or questions
that arise from the
documentation?
Such as Strategic Plan 2021–2026; Operational Plan & Budget 2021;
Annual Report 2020
1. NHRI’s
How well does the NHRI:
structure and
decision-making
1.1
integrate gender
perspectives
into strategic
statements and
decision-making
processes?
1.2
gender mainstream
strategies, priorities
1.3
1.4
• Language, tone,
• There is a lack of
images are gender
gender balance
inclusive
at Commissioner/
• Gender equality
is included as a
strategic priority
• There is a
designated
throughout functional
gender portfolio
and portfolio areas?
at Commissioner/
balance gender
Ombudsperson level
representation at the
Operational Plan
senior leadership
& Budget 2021
level?
• Language, tone,
proactively promote
equality at senior
leadership positions?
designate leadership
responsibility for
1.6
2021–2026
Strategic Plan
2021–2026
and practices
and recruit for gender
1.5
Strategic Plan
images are gender
inclusive
• There is a separate
division focused on
gender equality
• There is a work
the gender equality
stream for gender
portfolio?
activities
Ombudsperson
level
• There is no
evidence of a
budget specifically
allocated for gender
priorities
Operational Plan
& Budget 2021
• There is a lack of
gender balance at
senior leadership
level
• There does not
appear to be a
budget allocated for
the work stream on
gender activities
• There is no
evidence of
have a designated
gender-related
division, unit or work
indicators
program focused
to measure
on gender equality?
improvement of
the NHRIs work
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