The demographic of physicians here in Canada is changing dramatically. We now have more female than male medical students. In the coming decade we will have more female than male practising physicians, but there's also a changing demographic in terms of race.
In urban centres such as Vancouver and Toronto, by 2031 it is projected that the majority of the practising doctors will actually be people of colour. Research has shown that women are subjected to greater sexual harassment compared with men, and women of colour, in particular, are at an even greater risk.
To address the previous question about whether we are seeing an increase in violence or just more reporting of it, there's actually a combination of both. There's more dialogue, allowing for discussions to happen that previously were not happening. We are also seeing increased violence due to the demographic change, but also due to the increased strains on the overall health care system.