Status of Women committee  You're asking about the main challenges facing girls regarding—

Status of Women committee  Yes. I think it's very important to not think of girls as all the same, as one group that has exactly the same issues. We also work with girls across the country—we're talking more about girls and less about young women, so a younger age group. What we see is that it's not so m

Status of Women committee  There have definitely been increases in girls entering non-traditional and technological fields. There's a wonderful organization called Actua. They have a girls program focused entirely on science and technology. They're part of the Girls Action Network and they do very good wor

Status of Women committee  Yes, having boys and young men thinking critically about gender discrimination and inequality would go a long way to reducing the discrimination and relationship violence that is extremely prevalent in Canada today among adolescents.

Status of Women committee  Good afternoon. Thank you so much for this opportunity to discuss this important subject, the future for girls in Canada. I think it's very forward-thinking of the committee to have asked this important question on how to improve the economic prospects of girls in Canada. Girls