Thank you, Madam Chair.
I would like to thank both of you for being with us today. What you're saying is very interesting.
You both talked about the language barriers that make women feel judged even before they have had a chance to express themselves or intervene. We often hear about intellectual self-defence courses. Should the courses you have taken be made more available to young women and women of all ages who intend to run for office?
When we are the object of comments that are a little provocative or very cutting, whether about our clothing, our physical appearance or our emotions, it is difficult to answer them on the fly. Sometimes we freeze and don't know how to react.
Maybe there's some kind of social blindness. When others around hear such comments, they don't react either and watch how the person being commented on will react. If she doesn't react, they'll just ignore it and pretend they didn't hear anything.
Do you have any comments on that, Ms. Erickson?