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Gender and Security Toolkit
Questions to be addressed
Examples of data to be
collected and analysed
Examples of steps for
improvement
Do equal opportunities exist
within the institution for
training?
Percentage of judicial and
legal professionals and court
administrators (male, female and
trans) who have received training
in the last one, five and ten years
(disaggregated)
Introduce and ensure compliance
with non-discrimination policies,
ensuring everyone has equality
of opportunity
Number of crèche or care
facilities at training locations
Existence of policies aimed at
sole/primary carers
Provide crèche or care facilities
at training locations
Deliver training remotely or at
times/places suitable for carers
Introduce policies which support
sole/primary carers and enable
equal access to training
Are people in the justice
sector treated equally and not
discriminated against on the
grounds of gender identity or
expression (whether judges,
prosecutors, other court staff,
victims, witnesses or accused)?
Number of internal and external
complaints and disciplinary
proceedings that explicitly
involve gender discrimination,
harassment or violence
Evaluate whether and how
gender bias operates in the
institution, and act upon findings
Are GBV cases, including
domestic violence, dealt with
appropriately?
Number of crimes involving GBV
dealt with and their outcomes
(dropped, dismissed, acquittal
or conviction, and sentence),
including number of cases
of domestic violence where
mitigating factors were accepted
Sensitize judicial practitioners to
the harms caused by GBV beyond
the physical, and the contexts in
which GBV occurs
Existence of specialist
prosecution units, judges and
courts with trained staff and
adequate resources to deal with
gender-related crime
Percentage of victims/survivors
satisfied with treatment and
outcome of their cases
Percentage of judicial and legal
professionals who respond to
a survey that GBV is or is not a
serious crime
Introduce policies and
guidelines which guard against
discrimination
Amend policy and guidance to
respond to the specific needs of
victims/survivors of GBV
Monitor adjudication of crimes
involving GBV to ensure
compliance with aforementioned policy and take action
where necessary
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