A/HRC/12/46 page 19 63. In addressing the gender balance of the special procedures mandate holders concerted efforts are still required to encourage applications from qualified and internationally recognized female candidates. Approximately one third of the current mandate holders are women. While this is an increase from previous years, Governments should make deliberate efforts to nominate women candidates to the list of eligible mandate holders and due consideration should be given by the Consultative Group and the President of the Council to the importance of ensuring an overall gender balance when proposing candidates. The Consultative Group, in reviewing and selecting candidates, should also emphasize whether candidates have demonstrated experience with and are committed to addressing a gender perspective and issues pertaining to the human rights of women in their work. 64. In paragraph 58 (d) of resolution 5/1, the Human Rights Council signals its intention to address thematic gaps in the context of the review of mandates. As part of that task, the Council could consider the creation of additional special mechanisms addressing other areas of women’s rights, such as equality before the law. Advisory Committee 65. It is recommended that the members of the Advisory Committee consult broadly with all stakeholders, including NGOs active in addressing gender issues and the human rights of women and girls, for their input in the preparation of the guidelines to integrate regularly and systematically a gender perspective into the implementation of mandates. 66. Governments should make a deliberate effort to present women candidates and persons with gender expertise for the Advisory Committee. Council members should give due consideration to the importance of ensuring an overall gender balance when electing members of the Committee. 67. The Advisory Committee should give due consideration to gender balance when designating Committee members to prepare draft proposals or reports pursuant to a request from the Council. Programme of work, special sessions, resolutions, etc. 68. With regard to special sessions, there is a need to raise awareness, especially around what integrating a gender perspective is in areas that may seem to have other primary goals, or where a gender perspective does not seem obvious. It has been suggested that the Secretariat could play a role by contributing to both knowledge and capacity-building. Easily available information on the OHCHR home page and the development of a toolkit for gender integration in thematic resolutions could be considered. 69. Dissemination of the recommendations of all the gender panels and the annual meeting on the human rights of women could be vastly improved with easier access from both the Human Rights Council Extranet and the OHCHR website. OHCHR should be requested to prepare a summary of the deliberations of future gender panels.