Yes. I couldn't agree more.
For political reasons, some of our like-minded countries, the Nordics in particular, make a point of assigning female ambassadors to places like Saudi Arabia, for instance. We don't have a policy like that, but obviously should a female candidate be determined to be the most meritorious, then yes, they would be assigned as head of mission.
The fact that I don't have a long laundry list shows this is not a topic that our members have said needs to be a high priority for the association. This is perhaps indicative that at least when you're interacting with Government of Canada employees, while there are isolated cases, I'm sure, on the whole we're doing relatively well within our departments.
But I appreciate the sentiment on the environment abroad and the vulnerabilities, and we can certainly try to gather some more anecdotal information. I'd be pleased to.