Status of Women committee  Who are you directing the question to?

Status of Women committee  I'll begin, and just quickly, in the academic setting, if you have a year or two without productivity, it's very difficult for you to get a research grant to get that productivity going again. But I think within the academic setting, the challenges are a little different. There u

Status of Women committee  Yes, absolutely. I think that's a very important move to make. There are far too many women who have been forced to go back to work and are having to find child care for their infant. Child care is another huge barrier in Nova Scotia. My daughter was on a wait-list when I was t

Status of Women committee  I think one would be to require universities to report the diversity of the main faculty. Often universities haven't even thought about that. When you ask for a list of the female science faculty, the dean of science writes, “Oh, gee, I didn't realize I had so few.” They're not

Status of Women committee  Thank you very much. I'm honoured to be invited to present at this committee. My name is Tamara Franz-Odendaal. I'm a full professor at Mount Saint Vincent University in the biology department. I'm also the NSERC chair for women in science and engineering for Atlantic Canada and