Perhaps I could answer that question. Just to give a comparison to our local industry rather than our local government...I guess we could use our local government's requirement as an example. Basically in the tendering process and in the contract awarding process for operating companies on large-scale projects, they do need to take gender equity initiatives and policies and programs into account when awarding contracts to contracting companies.
We have found this to be very effective in that many contracting companies now have gender equity plans, which don't necessarily have quotas in terms of targets, nor have they necessarily been firm; however, they do have criteria for supporting programs such as the ones we run in encouraging young girls and providing information to young girls and women about opportunities in non-traditional occupations and opportunities in their companies.
It has certainly been successful on that level, and I do not see why it wouldn't be successful for the federal government as well. So I do think that is one way for the government to be proactive.