Status of Women committee  I wouldn't say that Status of Women would have said in the past that everything was working wonderfully. We recognized that there was still a great deal of work to be done. We were very pleased with the work that was being done with central agencies, because we recognized the sig

Status of Women committee  The answer is yes, my colleague tells me; she's the expert here on gender-based analysis. Of course, we do have the self-assessment tool as well that various departments can use to do a self-assessment on how well they are doing. We will be working with them as well in looking

Status of Women committee  I think you will have to, again, ask the Department of Finance with respect to what evidence they have with respect to gender-based analysis.

Status of Women committee  Yes, in the last two years I think significant progress has been made, particularly with respect to working together with central agencies to focus on the accountability elements. We understand that if you're going to have gender-based analysis, and you're going to ensure that it

Status of Women committee  I'm assuming that you're referring to gender-based analysis.

Status of Women committee  It is the departments that appoint the champions, not Status of Women Canada. We can encourage departments to appoint champions. We can also encourage them to have those with the proper expertise assist their various units. We'll also be working on the response to help the variou

Status of Women committee  I would like, obviously, INAC to be here to answer the questions, but yes, we understand that they did a gender-based analysis for the bill, and that indeed would be reflected in the way the provisions of the bill appeared before the House when it was introduced. We have worked c

Status of Women committee  I think it's very important to have models and departments that have already advanced significantly with integrating the work of gender-based analysis into all of their policy and program development. I know that INAC is quite prepared to share their learning with other departmen

Status of Women committee  I think we do look much more broadly than just the gender-based analysis. This is one of the tools that is used, but Status of Women works to identify gaps in policy. We have received a great deal of feedback. You know that we have programs, such as the women's program that has a

Status of Women committee  Thank you for your question, Ms. Neville. Obviously Status of Women will be working with Treasury Board and PCO to look at each of the steps required for implementation. One of the factors is looking at the specific needs of the individual departments and what will be required i

Status of Women committee  We will be working within the resources we currently have and we will do this in the most effective way. As was said by the central agencies, the accountability at the end of the day for doing gender-based analysis rests with the individual departments, and not with Status of Wom

Status of Women committee  We are looking across the spectrum of women at Status of Women. We know that women are at different places at different stages of their lives, so we look across a broad spectrum. If you look at some of the work we've done over the past two years, you'll see that very well reflect

Status of Women committee  Thank you for that question. I'll explain what we have done. As you have said, Madam Boucher, Status of Women has been instrumental in ensuring that training is available to all the government departments. We have trained a number of trainers in addition to our own staff who hav

Status of Women committee  I'll start, then I'll turn it over to my colleagues. Of course, we've accepted the recommendations of the Auditor General and a great deal of work has been done over the last few years, on which the Treasury Board and PCO could elaborate more, working together with Status of Wo

Status of Women committee  Thank you. My name is Clare Beckton, and I am the coordinator, Status of Women Canada. As you know, Status of Women Canada, in collaboration with the central agencies, leads the process to implement gender-based analysis across the federal government. I am joined today by two