I agree that it's hard to get at the direct costs of poverty, but what this document, which we've copies of in English and French, has done is put together a compilation of different studies in Canada and the United States that show very clearly what the costs of poverty are, but also that there are remedies that involve significant investments up front, but that end up paying off tremendously afterwards. They virtually pay for themselves, and more.
A lot of the examples in here, if I recall correctly, are related to women. I mean, child care is one of the areas that really has been costed out quite well. There are examples in here around lone parents. There are other health care examples.
So a lot of them relate very directly to women's lives.