Bonita Zarrillo at the Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities Committee

On February 1st, 2024. See this statement in context.

February 1st, 2024 / 9:20 a.m.

NDP

Bonita Zarrillo NDP Port Moody—Coquitlam, BC

Thank you so much. I'm so pleased to be able to get these extra couple of minutes.

I wanted to start with Ms. Cassaday and explore this gender lens a bit more. The federal government has an obligation to apply the gender lens to the work that it does.

I was wondering if you could share about volunteers.... With this being an intergenerational study, do you see a gender differentiation between the young volunteers who come and the seniors? Is there a gender differentiation?

Also, staff-wise, you already mentioned that 90% of your staff are women. I wonder if you had other experiences in this sector that you can share your view on. What should the gender lens look like in a report like this?

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