Indirect Ways of Assessing Gender Equality
Auditors may use other ways of assessing gender equality to complement their main audit procedures: surveys of service users, focus groups, and interviews with various stakeholders will help auditors to identify areas where gender equality exists or does not exist and where further audit procedures could be directed.
Surveys and interviews may also provide auditors with useful information on potential solutions that could be further examined during the audit. Survey techniques, including focus groups, can be used to assess gender equality within organizations in terms of job quality, compensation, and promotional opportunities.