I'd like to switch gears a little.
I'm looking at the statistic regarding the substantial gender gap difference persisting despite the socio-economic variables. The improvement in terms of gender gap issues has slowed quite dramatically in recent years. As a teacher, I always asked whether women had reached the level of equality. The response was always, oh yes, we've arrived. It would seem to me that we haven't arrived yet, and that there's still much work to do. I'm wondering if that is because equality hasn't been a priority for the public. The public perception reflects my students' perception that things are much better now, and that we don't have to work at it anymore.
Secondly, is there a connection between that perception and the fact that we have so few female parliamentarians? Do we need to work more at getting representation? Is there something there in terms of electoral reform?