Thank you very much, Madam Chair.
Dr. Demers and Dr. O'Hearn, thank you for being with us. As you can see, we're hanging on your every word. You have a very engaged audience.
Dr. O'Hearn, I'll start with you. I think we have to paint a somewhat bleak picture of women's career progressions in many different workplaces. When women are in their twenties and are leaving school, some employers are reluctant to give them certain positions, already thinking that the women who are interested will take time off soon to start a family. They think those women may be absent a bit more often than others in their thirties or forties. Family sometimes determines that. In their forties and fifties, progression is uncertain; menopause lies in wait.
I think that, even in 2026, our workplaces are undermined by gender bias. In your recommendations, you spoke a lot about raising awareness in the workplace.
Could you give us some examples of best practices, so that this doesn't remain a bit theoretical?
What could be effective?
When people talk about perimenopause and menopause, it gets trivialized or ridiculed. I'll spare you the dubious jokes that get shamelessly thrown at some women. There's something about that approach that I take issue with.
What could you recommend to us today?