Status of Women committee  Yes. If women or parents who stay at home are able to contribute to CPP, even if they don't work in a paid job, that would be great.

Status of Women committee  It helps at the end of the lifetime.

Status of Women committee  My daughter is not married. At this point in her life she certainly doesn't have the choice to make that I made, but she certainly knows—I've discussed with her—how my husband and I came to the choice we made. She knows, though, that she's free to make her own choice, if that tim

Status of Women committee  No, I don't believe you can do it all. I don't believe that; something has to give. If you choose to devote yourself to your career, then I believe your personal life has to take some hits and, vice versa, that if you choose to stay at home as I do, your professional life takes a

Status of Women committee  Thank you. Together we made the decision that I would stay at home with our children. I would like to emphasize that this decision was made together. My husband is my number one supporter. When I married, I became a D/W, dependent wife, in the eyes of the armed forces. In 1981

Status of Women committee  Good morning. Thank you for the opportunity to speak to you this morning and to share my story for your study on challenges facing Canadian senior women. My story outlines the path that refined me into the woman I am today. My choices and experiences over 62 years moulded me in