for this purpose oecd countries are increasingly using such tools as gender impact analysis and genderresponsive budgeting to implement gender mainstreaming and to evaluate the different effects of any policy legislation or practice on gender equality in fact while several countries employ some form of gender analysis the palestinian authority is the only country in the region that has established mechanisms for regular assessment of impacts of all draft laws and policies sufficient good quality data provide the basis for sound performance measurement monitoring and evaluation activities nevertheless the general practice of citizen engagement and public consultation remains limited and sporadic and often involves only certain stakeholders within or outside the government see oecd