I'm not sure if you're familiar with any of my background, but I did seven and a half years in rape crisis training and crisis intervention. The statistics on violence against women right now are actually the same, so I was shocked when I came into this position to notice that, to have it highlighted for me that things hadn't changed.
Obviously, when a new government comes in, they do things differently, and we made some significant changes at Status of Women. We made a decision that we would be supporting the grassroots organizations and that we would be looking to those organizations that are considered experts not only on the ground and on the front line, but in their individual communities, so there are now hundreds of projects going on at the grassroots level in all communities across the country. They are helping women in line with the three pillars that I spoke of earlier and that I announced.
I think it's really important to recognize that these grassroots organizations know what the individual communities need. I'd also like to highlight for you that I am the first minister appointed to be solely dedicated to the Status of Women, and that is, in my mind, a strong advocacy position.