40 HANDBOOK FOR NHRIs ON WOMEN’S RIGHTS AND GENDER EQUALITY Questions to consider ? Are promotional activities part of a broader strategic plan to promote women’s rights and gender equality? ? How can promotional campaigns be used most effectively to highlight the human rights situation of women and girls? ? Which thematic areas related to women’s rights and gender equality could most benefit from targeted public-awareness campaigns and public education? ? What other actors carry out promotional activities? How can the NHRI complement these? ? Is the NHRI well placed to conduct training and capacity-building for NGOs and civil society on women’s rights and gender equality? Could such training also be conducted by civil society actors with expertise in these issues? ? Are promotional campaigns targeted at different audiences, are different media used, and are strategies in place to ensure that they reach the intended audiences? ? How can the NHRI use its status and authority as a national institution to convene experts and opinion leaders on issues affecting women, and particularly vulnerable women? ? Is a gender perspective integrated into all promotional activities? ? Are there particular limits, challenges and risks in relation to promotional activities to highlight violations against women and gender equality? How can these be addressed? ? Does the NHRI carry out internal or external evaluations of the impact of promotional strategies? ? Are there particular actors (judiciary, security sector, legislature, etc.) that require particular attention, and how can the NHRI contribute to raising awareness among these actors?

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