Status of Women committee  Sorry...?

Status of Women committee  With all due respect, that's a ridiculous question.

Status of Women committee  We can argue semantics if you want, but—

Status of Women committee  What is the nature of the program that you're talking about? What is the nature of the—

Status of Women committee  Yes, you do. Of course you do. Everything has a context around it. Everything is context-dependent.

Status of Women committee  Nothing happens in a vacuum. We're not living in a vacuum.

Status of Women committee  I believe that equal access to opportunity is a human rights issue, and I believe that we do not have equal access to opportunity, at least in the STEM pathways, and that we need to be seeking that because that is fair. We need to be giving people access to achieve their full pot

Status of Women committee  I'm not quite sure what more stable funding means, because universities are funded under the provinces.

Status of Women committee  Certainly, going back to the fundamental science review, we need increases in research funding and a long hard look at how that funding is being allocated. We know there's gender bias. CIHR and NSERC are getting a handle on that, and they're doing a reasonable job, but the rates

Status of Women committee  It comes back to this. We're not talking about putting women where they don't want to go. We're talking about getting rid of the barriers. It's like we're trying to make people who use wheelchairs walk up steps. We're trying to take out barriers to allow everybody the opportunity

Status of Women committee  That's exactly what SEA change or Athena SWAN does, at least in the university system, and you can move it into other sectors as well. There's another thing in the U.K. called the WISE campaign, which brings education and industry and business together to create this very diverse

Status of Women committee  In Canada it's a huge challenge. We still have a culture, particularly in the university system, that is somewhat antiquated. When I look to my colleagues in Australia and the U.K., I see very engaged, very active male leaders in all sorts of professions and sectors who will step

Status of Women committee  We have to actively invite them. We have to find allies who will speak to them. I ask my colleagues, and they tell me, “No, I'm a white male. I'm the last person anyone wants to hear from.” I say, “No, actually, you need to stand up because men listen to men.” We have to have mal

Status of Women committee  It's a really interesting question. I deal with a huge population of immigrants. I'm an immigrant. I don't look like what people think an immigrant is. Some of them are coming from places where the expectation of daughters is that they're going to be an engineer, the expectation

Status of Women committee  That's a really good question, and I know hEr VOLUTION quite well. The intent is absolutely wonderful and very strong. I tell young women that you need to build your network, you need networks of strong, supportive women who can help you achieve your goals. But until we engage me