I would address your last question first. There's a difference between gender equality and equity, and while we don't have the same balance of male members with the Canadian Armed Forces and female members, there are some differences in why people choose to join the Canadian Armed Forces. There is a propensity to join factor, and we share that challenge across a number of occupations that have been traditionally male dominated.
I would also add we do have pay parity benefit. We do have a number of programs that are exactly the same for men and women, which is not the case across other occupations. It is difficult to answer the question about gender equality if you're simply looking at numbers.
Certainly, our programs, and the way we treat individuals, are very gender neutral. In our physical fitness standards, we've gone to one standard for all, so that it applies to members of the Canadian Armed Forces to ensure we are fit for operations. There are no different standards for men than there are for women.
In terms of the cultural change and with your specific reference to gender considerations, Operation Honour touches on a number of other large projects across the department. General Whitecross mentioned diversity. We continue to work on our ethics and ethos, our programs of leadership, and gender considerations on operations as part of the UN security resolution and NATO work.
We are engaged across a number of initiatives that are gender related, and I'm excited as well to hear about the opportunity to celebrate gender equality week, and the role we can play in that.