Good afternoon, everyone. It is very nice to see you. It is interesting to see the image we often have of women, whether it comes from family or from the media. I do a lot of work on the possibility of examining the image of women in society.
I come from a family of police officers and prison directors. I wanted to be an electrician and linewoman. I remember in 1979-1980, at school in Trois-Rivières, I was told I would do secretarial work. I didn't like that and I changed fields.
Certainly governments, whether municipal, provincial or federal, have things they need to do, but the image that is projected of women in those trades, and you talked a lot about women with careers and women technologists, is very rarely seen.
Would you consider it important that we work precisely toward having not just role models, but also women mentors who are able to "sell" these non-traditional careers in a positive way so that people respect women for their abilities and their desire to achieve their dreams?
I would like to know what the men think.