Participatory Gender Audit Questionnaire for Private Sector Organisations
The questionnaire will be treated in the utmost confidence and all data will be stored safely.
It is envisaged that the findings of this participatory exercise will provide baseline data on the status of gender equality in private businesses for the period 2015-2018. Recommendations of the Study will also guide further actions to enhance equality.

Please aim to answer all the questions

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Section A: Demographics
1. Sector of Activity
   
2. What is your position in the company?
  Board Level
  Senior Management
  Mid-Level Personnel
  Junior Level Personnel
  Others
   
3. Organisation Size (No. of Employees)
 

(a)                 Micro Enterprise

Please specify number of persons employed

Note- Includes all those units operating with one to five persons AND generating a gross output (proxy for turnover) of not more than Rs.2 million

   
 

(b)                 Small Enterprise

Please specify number of persons employed

Note- Includes those generating an annual gross output of not more than Rs.10 million

   
 

(c)                  Medium Enterprise

Please specify number of persons employed

Note- Those generating a gross output of more than Rs.10 million but not more than Rs. 50 million

   
 

(d)                  Other Enterprise

Please specify number of persons employed

Note- Include all enterprises generating a gross output of more than Rs.50 million

   
4. Has your Enterprise seen an upward movement in terms of increase in profit for the period 2015-2018      Yes       No
   
Section B: Human Resource
5. Human Resource Gender Disaggregation
a. Number of Men Employed
b. Number of Women Employed
   
6. At what levels are women present?
 
    Specify Number of Women
Chief Executive
Manager
Senior Management Team Members 
Senior Administration
Administration
Senior Technical Staff
Technical Staff
General Support Staff
Others
     
   
7. At what levels are men present?
 
    Specify Number of Men
Chief Executive
Manager
Senior Management Team Members 
Senior Administration
Administration
Senior Technical Staff
Technical Staff
General Support Staff
Others
     
 
Section C: Educational Level and Qualifications
8. What is the Educational level of Women and Men employed
 
    Number of Men Number of Women
(a) Primary Education
(b) Secondary Education
(c) Tertiary Education
(d) Post-Graduate Qualification
   
  For (d) Please breakdown in terms of Educational Background
 
    Number of Men Number of Women
Arts/ Social Sciences:
Physical Sciences:
Legal/Accounting/ Economics:
Vocational/ Technical:
Other (please specify):
   
Section D: Equality in the Workplace 
9. Do you have a focal person appointed who deals with equal opportunity matters? (Including harassment) 
  Comments: (please specify if this is the mandate of the Human Resource Section or if there is a specific Gender Focal Person)
   
10. Do you have an internal Equality policy? (Please indicate yes or no)
 
If YES, what is your main reason for having a policy? (Please indicate all reasons)    
Ø  To comply with the law  
Ø  Have a diverse workforce  
Ø  Consider equality is morally important  
Ø  Pressure from staff or from trade unions  

Ø  Corporate and social responsibility (important how the organisation is viewed by the community

 
Ø  Lead by example  
Ø  Other (please specify)  
     
     

If NO, what is your main reason for not having a policy?  (Please indicate all reasons)

   
Ø  Small business  
Ø  Employees are already aware of equality, do not need to have anything formal  
Ø  Not really concerned/interested about equality in my sector  
Ø  Not thought about it  
Ø  Too busy to consider it  
Ø  Too bureaucratic  
Ø  Other (please specify)  
   
11. Do your internal policies consider the following issues?
 
Ø  Age
Ø  Disability
Ø  Gender
Ø  Pregnancy and Maternity
Ø  Child Care
Ø  Flexi-time
   
12.

Are all employees aware of the organisations approach to equality?

   
13. Has the number of women increased for the period 2015-date?
   
14. Has the number of men increased for the period 2015-date?
   
Section E: Legislative Framework
15. Are you aware of the Equal Opportunities Act 2008?
   
16. Is the staff aware of the Equal Opportunities Act 2008?
   
17. Has the Equal Opportunities Act 2008 made a difference to how you recruit and work with employees?
   
18. Have you been subject to a claim of gender discrimination?
  If yes, was the matter resolved internally or in Court?
   
 
Section F:  Positive Action
19.

Positive action allows organisations to take steps to proactively employ or retain people from underrepresented groups* within your organisations.  Has there been such an initiative?

  *Please explain if, for e.g.it was to increase the number of women or persons with disabilities
 
   
20. Does your organisation specifically encourage women to apply for jobs when they are advertised?
   
21. Does your company have a women’s empowerment project?
  If Yes, please give a brief detail of the project.
 
   
Section G:  Motivation
22. Number of Women obtaining a promotion for the period 2015-2018
   
23. Number of Men obtaining a promotion for the period 2015-2018
   
24. Do you find that Women in your organisation aspire to climbing up to decision making positions? 
   
25. Do you find that Men in your organisation aspire to climbing up to decision making positions?
   
Section H:  Parental Leave (2015-date)
26. Have Women taken Maternity Leave (14 weeks or more) in the last 3 years?
  Specify number:
   
27. How many women have subsequently entered back into the labour force after taking Maternity Leave?
   
28. Do you have a Policy on Paternity Leave?
  If Yes, what is the duration of the leave policy?
   
29. Have Men have taken Paternity leave in the last 3 years?
  Specify number:
   
30. Do you have a Policy on Parental Leave?
  If Yes, what is the duration of the leave policy?
   
 
Section I:  Personal Development
31. Does your organisation give opportunities for employees to attend personal development courses?
   
32. Are women encouraged to attend such courses?
   
33. How many employees in your company have been able to attend personal development course during the periods below:
 
    No. of Women No. of Men
(a) 2015-2016 
(b) 2016-2017
   
Section J:  Organisation Culture
34. How many major projects have been spearheaded by women and men during the period below:
 
    No. projects by Women No. projects by of Men
(a) 2015-2016 
(b) 2016-2017
   
35. The working environment in the project office has improved for women over the past three years
   
36.

Do you think that language used in the organisation is derogatory towards women?

   
37. Any other comments
 
       
 
*** Thank you for your valuable time ***