This step shows you how to report on your progress in implementing the strategies in your gender equality action plan (GEAP).
3.1 Explaining incomplete strategies (if any) (required)
Summary
- Explain if you had strategies in your gender equality action plan (GEAP) that were not completed (required).
- Explain why they were not completed (required).
Detail
Sometimes activities do not go as planned. Strategies may have been delayed or cancelled for many reasons.
For 3.1, briefly summarise strategies in your GEAP that were not completed and explain why.
You can discuss these in general terms.
You do not need to list every strategy that was not completed. However, if you have not completed multiple strategies, please provide a total number.
3.2 Describing achievements, challenges and learnings (recommended)
Summary
- Summarise any noteworthy strategies that positively contributed to gender equality (recommended).
- Discuss any success factors (in addition to the data you provided in step 2) that demonstrated significant progress. This might include commentary about goals you set yourself at the start of the GEAP, indicators you selected to monitor, or evaluation findings (recommended).
- Discuss any challenges in implementing your strategies. This could include things that did not work well or that did not go as planned (recommended).
- Summarise your lessons learnt from implementing your strategies. You could explain how this has changed your approach to gender equality work going forward (recommended).
Detail
In the 2026 GEAP template(opens in a new window), a similar question on your achievements, challenges and learnings from your previous GEAP is included.
You can copy your answer from the 2026 progress report template into your 2026 GEAP. Or, you can reference your answer in your GEAP, such as ‘Refer to 2026 progress report section 3.2’.
3.3 Providing other updates on implementation (recommended)
Summary
- Provide any other updates on your GEAP implementation (recommended).
Detail
Implementing a GEAP is a complex and long-term project. There may be specific things that you want to tell the Commissioner and others reading your progress report about your GEAP implementation. Please include these updates here.
3.4 Describing resourcing allocation (required)
Summary
- Describe the resourcing allocated to implementing the strategies in your first GEAP (required).
Detail
Reflect on the resourcing required and allocated to implementing your first GEAP.
Consider:
- How many staff members/FTE were allocated to implementing the strategies?
- Who implemented the strategies in your GEAP? What roles they performed and at what level?
- Was financial, technological, physical and/or time resourcing adequate?
- If not, how will your organisation address this in your next GEAP?
Note that you are required under the Act to allocate adequate resourcing to implementing your GEAP.
- Any other assessment.
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