ANNEXES 71 7 ORGANIZING NHRIs TO ACHIEVE WOMEN’s RIGHTS AND GENDER EQUALITY 7.1 OVERVIEW To ensure the enhancement of women’s rights and gender equality, NHRIs need to be internally equipped to strengthen their own performance. There is a range of well-established organizational tools that can enhance the protection and promotion of women’s rights and gender equality. Many of these tools are standard strategies and techniques available for NHRIs to improve their leadership, focus and effectiveness. Not all of these strategies are specific to women’s rights or gender equality, but they can be used to improve institutional effectiveness in these areas as well. The focus areas identified in this Handbook are: • • • • • • • • Planning and priorities Gender mainstreaming Internal structure and focal points Institutional leadership Internal gender-responsive budgeting Human resources Knowledge management NHRI accessibility.