Thank you very much to all of our guests today, and for your very important testimony for the study we are doing. Obviously, it's a very key issue for so many people working in the public service and the federal workplace.
I came across some shocking statistics in the brief that you provided. Thirty-one per cent of all women report having experienced harassment according to the 2011 public service employee survey. Fifty-four per cent were satisfied with the way informal complaints had been resolved. It's obviously an indication that a significant number weren't satisfied. Forty-four per cent of respondents felt that they could not initiate a formal recourse process without fear of reprisal. There are some pretty big numbers, which speak to the real challenges and the duty we have as a committee to come forward with some serious recommendations here.
My first question, Ms. Benson, is, having heard these statistics, could you tell us in your opinion why sexual harassment complaints aren't filed more often? Do you believe this is a cultural or a systemic issue?