The young girls should have the opportunity to meet with aboriginal women who are already in the professions and the trades. We had a group of young aboriginal girls we were talking with about being in the trades, and we brought in a woman who was aboriginal and who was a carpenter. She talked with the girls and it made a huge difference to them. Here was someone they could identify with who had already shown that this was possible and even profitable. I think meeting aboriginal women who have been able to make a career in areas that many of the girls have not thought of is very important.
On May 7th, 2012. See this statement in context.