Status of Women committee  Yes, and Women's Worlds 2011 was of course held this summer here in Ottawa. In terms of our interaction with Status of Women and where I was going with this, there has been access to funding for us, as there has for every women's organization over the last few years, through the

Status of Women committee  I just wanted to point out that I've also brought to the committee a fact sheet about violence against women with disabilities. I have 20 copies here in French and in English. I would really encourage everybody here to take this, tuck it in your files, and remember us. Every time

Status of Women committee  Certainly, thank you. Good afternoon, everyone. Thank you very much for hearing our testimony again today. We thank the status of women committee for inviting us to participate in this important study on improving the economic prospects for girls with disabilities in Canada. I

Status of Women committee  Thank you for your question. I actually took the time to study Minister Ambrose's strategic plan. In looking at her plan, I know that she's focused on gender analysis across all levels of government. We know without question that this is the only way women and girls with disabil

Status of Women committee  I didn't bring a detailed list of statistics. I have them, and I'm going to present a written brief to your committee as well.

Status of Women committee  The statistic that's really exciting in terms of improvement is showing up in post-secondary education statistics. What we're seeing, and again, I mentioned that we're seeing this not just in disabled young women but also in young women in general, is that they're getting a highe

Status of Women committee  I'll use two words together: capacity and leadership.

Status of Women committee  In the instance of girls with disabilities, it's ensuring that inclusive education is identified by Status of Women as an important priority. As I said before, it's understanding that the work Minister Ambrose has identified as a priority, which is gender analysis across ministri

Status of Women committee  You go ahead first, Peggy. I've been talking my face off here.

Status of Women committee  There are actually three things that Statistics Canada was doing that were really important. One of them was the long-form census. That's not as impactful on girls. The SLID data and PALS data sets were both really key. In terms of the studies that I'll send to the committee afte

Status of Women committee  Peggy and Bonnie works for both of us, I'm sure.

Status of Women committee  To be clear, in terms of where the data set comes from, it's from 1999 to 2006. I don't know what the new stats are because we don't have any new data.

Status of Women committee  Educational attainment at post-secondary levels has improved more for girls than boys. I think that's a reflection of a lot of things. I think that some of what Peggy said is very clearly part of this. The feminist movement has been in place for several decades now. The impacts

Status of Women committee  In terms of an overall approach—I'll be very blunt, Joyce—my organization is very underfunded. In terms of how I do a lot of my work, I have to do it very creatively. One of the things that we did in DAWN as an approach is that we adopted a mantra that's really a strategic plan.

Status of Women committee  Leadership, partnership, and networking.