That's an excellent question. I was a quota girl in education, a little bit later than 1978, and in leadership it was the same kind of situation. I was a woman. My name was Dorothy, and some people said afterwards, “Well, you got it because they're looking for women in leadership.” That's a tough one.
When you look at competencies—and that's what I went back to, that I was the best candidate—I was the most competent candidate for this particular role. I had the vision that was going to be shared by the rest of the organization, and this was in public education. When you look at how you deal with that, you create a list of criteria and you make sure that those criteria are upheld by hiring committees so that it doesn't matter who you are. Equity, diversity, and inclusion impact everyone, male, female, culturally and in everything. It's critical to have EDI, for all of us in Canada, to make a stronger country.