Absolutely, if that was a filter through which we had analyzed those policies before embarking on them and we had placed a high value on gender equity, we would have designed things differently.
An example is any policy that is affected by the difference between men's and women's patterns as far as labour force participation is concerned. Women are out of the labour force more frequently because of childbirth, caring for young children or the disabled, or something like that. So their work lives will look different from those who have been in the workforce from the beginning until their retirement.
That may affect all kinds of policies that are enacted based on how much time you spend in the labour force, like EI. It will affect how much you can contribute to your RRSPs if you have these constantly interrupted work lives. So looking at it through a gender perspective would make a huge difference.