We have rights, but just because certain statutes or charters grant us rights does not mean that they are automatically respected. It is important to work to implement them. Actions that have been taken in Quebec have been very successful. Even though the situation is not entirely satisfactory in our opinion, the fact is that more than 30% of the members of the National Assembly are women. Progress has also been made in other areas. If all we needed was for a law to be passed in order for people to comply, we wouldn't need police forces or any other type of mechanism, or the Auditor General, for that matter.
Just because a law has been passed doesn't mean that it is automatically understood and accepted by everyone. People do not necessarily change their attitudes just because we tell them they have to do something. Specific measures have to be taken to support and implement such changes.