Status of Women committee  Thank you, Ms. Duncan. Yes, in my opening statement I mentioned that in Europe, Germany has done that. There is also some work done in the U.S., and it was brilliant. The Honourable Kim Campbell brought it up as one of the examples of what we can do. There are a lot of studies t

Status of Women committee  I just want to add to what Jill mentioned. I think there are two things in here: awareness and knowledge of what it means to have some money that can help you to go to the next step. Again, that comes with sponsorship, and I will go one level above, mentorship. A lot of people ar

Status of Women committee  At the SCWIST, we have different pillars that cover the whole spectrum of a woman's life. We start with mentorship for young girls, actually starting from the age of five or six until the end of high school. I think it's a very important time and age, when they actually decide if

Status of Women committee  Thank you very much.

Status of Women committee  I'm not sure I understand the first part of your question.

Status of Women committee  Oh yes. For women on boards, I think it's important to create that diversity in different ways, not just awards and pillories, but a change of the culture. To change the culture, you need to have some force at the beginning or it doesn't change. I have an example for you. If you

Status of Women committee  That's a very good question, Kirsty. There has been a lot of research in the last few years. It is totally known to everyone that this inequity exists. At this point the question is: what are the steps, solutions, and action items? What are the steps that we can take to overcome

Status of Women committee  Thank you and good morning, Madam Chair and honourable members. My name is Fariba Pacheleh. I am an engineer and the current president of the Society for Canadian Women in Science and Technology, or as we like to call it, SCWIST. For the past 30 years, SCWIST has been supporti