I will start by answering your last question.
The data gathered in various parts of the world clearly show that where there are quotas... Actually, not all countries are successful because quotas are always imposed in a specific context, in a country with a specific history and specific traditions. So the results can vary greatly.
In general, the top 20 or 30 countries on the Inter-Parliamentary Union list have quotas prescribed by law or in their constitution, or quotas the parties impose on themselves. In the Nordic countries of Iceland, Finland, Sweden, and Norway, for instance, it is the political parties themselves that imposed the quotas. Behind all that is a history that we do not have, but those countries have been striving for equality for a hundred years. So even if they do not have quotas prescribed by law, it is nearly as strong.
Once again, I truly believe that the political parties hold the key to change and that it should be up to them. Too often, the burden is placed on women to enter politics, but they are up against millennia of systemic barriers that make it very difficult for them to run for office, for a whole host of reasons that everyone here knows and that I will not repeat.
The parties have to break the mould, as I said in my presentation. They have to take a different approach. They need to do more than simply wait, as they are doing, because while they are trying to convince one woman, there are 10 men lining up to be elected. It often takes a bit longer to convince women to run. They also have to plan their entry into politics much longer in advance. In short, different and modern methods are needed and different networks must be used. We know very well that men and women are not necessarily in the same environments. Women have not necessarily acquired management responsibilities in the same arenas as men. So the parties have to make that effort. That answers your first question.
As to mentoring, I would like Ms. Lapointe to talk about that because she has done a lot of mentoring of aspiring women politicians.