Thank you so much, Mr. Chair.
Again, thank you to all of our witnesses. It's good to be in the presence of so many strong and powerful women.
Ms. Perron, I want to congratulate you on having a movie made out of your book. I think that's absolutely fantastic and very exciting. It's exciting to see those voices finally represented in meaningful ways. Thank you for your dedication.
We know that women's disability claims are often extremely delayed. We know they're delayed because their bodies are seen as the traditional male body, without an acknowledgement of the wonderful spectrum of bodies that we exist. I'm just wondering if you could talk a little bit about what you've heard from the women you work with about the gear they wear and the impacts that has on their bodies.
The other part—and then I'll stop—is that you talked a lot about microaggressions. We heard today from other witnesses words like “shattered” and “endless pinpricks”. I think those two things need to be connected. It's what happens physically, emotionally and mentally that has that impact.
Could you just answer that huge question in about a minute?