Thank you, Madam Chair.
Thank you, Ms. Muzaffar, for talking about the issue of micro-aggressions as well. It's so hard to point out, but it happens, and it happens to women in a lot of male-dominated sectors. In fact, I sit on the international trade committee and we're speaking to SMEs right now, and it's something that we're hearing about from female entrepreneurs as well. When they try to get loans or when they talk to clients, it's the same kind of thing, so I think it's really important to bring that up.
We also know that women deal with specific needs in the workforce as well. I've been speaking to female entrepreneurs who have to be on conference calls on their cellphones while they're picking up kids, and the kids are yelling in the background when they're on the phone with their colleagues.
How can we take into consideration the specific needs in terms of a work-life balance for women? How could we create more STEM positions that support employees who have responsibilities relating to family care or elder care?
That's for any one of our witnesses.