Status of Women committee  When we think about a problem and we have a room full of people who are all from the same group, have the same ways of thinking, have the same blinders or views to working on a problem, we're going to solve the problem in a very specific way. When you look outside that group, yo

Status of Women committee  I think that making sure there is funding and access is relevant across a number of racialized communities and indigenous communities. Accessibility in general is an issue for engaging people, students and individuals in STEM across Canada, whether it's accessibility for people

Status of Women committee  That's heartbreaking.

Status of Women committee  Unfortunately, I can't provide you with a lot more detail. It was very specific—whether you encountered a hostile work environment, whether you felt not included—but I don't have specifics about what they mean by “hostile work environment”. Certainly in any sort of company where

Status of Women committee  I came back to be president of 3M Canada six weeks before the pandemic started. What I saw was women being more adversely affected by all the shutdowns and closures—by what happened during the pandemic. That's because so many women are part of the service industry, which was the

Status of Women committee  Thank you. I think one of the most important learnings I've had over the last years, as I've examined women in STEM roles especially, is this idea of making roles attractive. It's also about making sure women, and people in general, who are interested in STEM careers understand

Status of Women committee  That's perfect. There are some things around building EDI—equity, diversity and inclusion—into the future work environment, creating champions, developing a focused industrial policy for Canada, providing flexibility, moving to actions and coming together to drive actions.

Status of Women committee  I was, two years ago, but thank you, yes.

Status of Women committee  This is a really fascinating question that I have been asked before. I think working for 3M has actually put me in a very unique position in terms of the kind of support and focus that this company has put on women. I use it as an example of how other companies can think about

Status of Women committee  Thank you very much for the invitation to speak to you today. It's timely for me to be here to discuss women and economic impact, as it was International Day of Women and Girls in Science on Sunday. In Canada, women make up 47% of the workforce but only 23% of science and techn

Status of Women committee  The Quebec model for day care services has certainly come up in many of the discussions we've had and many of the great learnings as we think about the urgency of making sure we have the capacity to support day care. Specifically to your question about decisional jobs, and women

Status of Women committee  It is a really important piece to think about retooling and re-skilling for the future, which speaks to one of the key recommendations the chamber and the women's advocacy committee brought forward, which is really about the need for job pivots and upskilling and re-skilling. You

Status of Women committee  If you don't mind, I'll go first to answer your question. When we talk about child care—and the chamber has been talking about child care—we have been thinking about it in terms of national leadership and how we act urgently and quickly, whether it's about costs, jurisdictional

Status of Women committee  I think the best way to answer your question is to relate to you a personal experience. My daughter is 23 years old and has just graduated from university. She has a degree in biotechnology and biochemistry, and it is viewed as unusual that she has a science degree instead of a m

Status of Women committee  It has been a very challenging time for all of us as we've moved through the pandemic. It certainly has, as you said, disproportionately affected women in the workplace. A significant portion of the people who work at 3M Canada are women. I'm really proud of the proportions we ha