Thank you, Madam Chair, and thank you both, Laurel and Carol, for being with us today via teleconference. It's really important to have you both. Carol, I would like to say that you're certainly being humble given all your qualifications. I know you've served on several male-dominated boards. You're an excellent role model for many young girls.
As you know, the focus of our committee study is improving economic prospects for Canadian girls with regard to economic prosperity, participation, and economic leadership, and the changes that can be made by Status of Women to its approach in improving them. I loved your quote about how a strong economy gives young girls more choices.
Can you tell us, in your experience, what the focus should be for Status of Women when trying to directly improve the economic participation, prosperity, or leadership of girls in Canada? I know you had mentioned some of the obvious ones that had already been mentioned, financial literacy and education, and you have scholarships for women.