Facilitating an NHRI Gender Audit The principles you have identified in Tool 2 will guide your audit approach. Example If you identify participation as one of the guiding principles—and we respectfully advise that you do— then the audit methods you choose will ensure the perspectives and concerns of all those who have an interest in, and/or are affected by, the Gender Audit are able to contribute to it. Depending on the size of your NHRI and its geographic spread, it may be impractical to include every member of your NHRI in the audit. If only selected views are canvassed, it is important to ensure they include a cross-section of the following groups: • Rights holders: those impacted by gender discrimination, including those further impacted by being disabled, an ethnic minority • Duty bearers: those who have the structural mandate and responsibility to promote and protect the rights of staff such as commissioners and senior management • Influencers: those who inform and influence, such as human resources, cultural advisers, communications personnel Including non-discrimination, inclusion and equality in your guiding principles will also ensure the audit methods are accessible to, and appropriate for, multiple perspectives and views to be canvassed, especially from those who experience gender-based inequalities. 1.3 Identifying ethical considerations The Gender Audit will involve gathering, using and storing information (data) from people that may, at times, be sensitive and personal. As well as deciding the human rights principles that will guide your audit, it is important for the Gender Audit Team to think about the ethical considerations involved in gathering, using and storing this data. Figure 3 suggests three overarching ethical principles and Figure 4 offers a checklist under each ethical principle. As with the human rights principles you have already developed (Tool 2), the ethical principles you choose may be expressed more appropriately in the language and cultural customs of your NHRI. Figure 3: Overarching ethical principles for gathering, using and storing personal data Ensure Do no Ensure impartiality, harm reliability integrity and transparency 15