Step 1: Review the data Look over the data you have collected to: • refamiliarise yourself with it, and • make sure it is referenced correctly including its source, when it was gathered and the context of when it was gathered. Step 2: Revisit Gender Audit purpose and questions Revisit why you are doing the Gender Audit—including your inputs, activities, outputs and outcomes (Tool 3) as well as the audit areas and questions (Tool 4)—and consider: • Will the data you have gathered meet these inputs/activities/outputs/outcomes and answer your audit questions? • If not, do you need to gather more information, perhaps review additional documentation, call for a high return rate in your survey responses or hold further focus groups? Step 3: Decide method of analysis What method/s do you think would be most appropriate to make sense of the data you have collected? The sections below propose methods of analysis for the three audit methods you have used. Step 4: Do the analysis Once you have decided on the method, you can do the analysis of: • Quantitative data (usually involves making calculations and creating graphs) • Qualitative data (usually involves organising written information into themes) Step 5: Interpret the results For the final step, you will need to reflect on the data analysis and find answers to your questions. This will give you the information you need to draw conclusions about the extent to which gender equality is built into the systems and processes of your NHRI and to make recommendations to inform future decision-making. 70