Status of Women committee  I will defer I think to my colleague Carmela. I have been in my position exactly two days. I'm here more as an observer than anything else. I'm honoured to be here and to be representing DAWN, but I think I'll give the floor to Carmela. She's very eloquent and she'll finish well

Status of Women committee  Good afternoon. We thank the Standing Committee on the Status of Women for inviting us today to present in this dialogue about the effects on our economic security of being a woman with a disability. It is vital that you hear from the women who are directly affected by disability