Status of Women committee  Okay.

Status of Women committee  Right.

Status of Women committee  Well, no, actually the 70%.... Women are concentrated in the public sector, and in the public sector overall, it has a high unionization rate. I'm sorry if I wasn't—

Status of Women committee  Yes.

Status of Women committee  No. This is overall. Basically there are two things going on. There's where women tend to work, and more women overall work in the public sector, which is highly unionized. So it's two things combined that puts them together.

Status of Women committee  The public sector includes education, health care, and public administration, so there's a fairly high percentage of women in those industries, which tend to be highly unionized.

Status of Women committee  Yes.

Status of Women committee  Yes.

Status of Women committee  Merci. I hope everybody has a copy of the presentation in front of them, because I'll walk you through it. Good afternoon. We're very happy to be here. There is nothing Statistics Canada likes better than talking about the data. I want to thank you for the opportunity to speak

Status of Women committee  Yes, I will point out what slide I'm talking about and provide explanations.

Status of Women committee  I'm going to the second slide, which is basically gives a general overview of the participation of women in the labour force. The blue is the participation rate for men, and the red is the participation rate for women. If you look at the women's participation rate, I'm sure it

Status of Women committee  You want me to tell you whether the line is on top or at the bottom.

Status of Women committee  Okay.

Status of Women committee  Yes.

Status of Women committee  Okay.