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M. whereas the female employment rate is 63 %, or 53,5 % if employment is measured in full-time equivalents ; whereas the gender pay gap stands at 16,4 % and the gender pension gap is 39 % on average; whereas women’s participation in the labour market does not always translate into influence, positions of power and decision-making being mostly occupied by men, which limits women in their ability to wield influence and represents a democratic deficit in decision-making, given that women make up half of the population; whereas the promotion of gender equality goes beyond the prohibition of discrimination based on gender and positive action in support of ...[+++]women has proven to be essential to their full integration in the labour market, political and economic decision-making and society in general; whereas the exclusion of women from positions of power and decision-making bodies has a detrimental effect on their ability to influence both their own development and emancipation and the development of society;

M. whereas the female employment rate is 63 %, or 53.5 % if employment is measured in full-time equivalents; whereas the gender pay gap stands at 16.4 % and the gender pension gap is 39 % on average; whereas women’s participation in the labour market does not always translate into influence, positions of power and decision-making being mostly occupied by men, which limits women in their ability to wield influence and represents a democratic deficit in decision-making, given that women make up half of the population; whereas the promotion of gender equality goes beyond the prohibition of discrimination based on gender and positive action in support of ...[+++]women has proven to be essential to their full integration in the labour market, political and economic decision-making and society in general; whereas the exclusion of women from positions of power and decision-making bodies has a detrimental effect on their ability to influence both their own development and emancipation and the development of society;

While we appreciate the steps taken in clause 42 of the bill to strengthen the institutional independence of military judges (specifically, making military judges Governor in Council appointees, as is the case with other federally appointed judges; lengthening the term of appointment to a fixed term of five years; and establishing special advisory committees on the appointment, re-appointment and remuneration of military judges), Committee members find the retention of renewable terms for military judges to be troubling, particularly when compared with other federally appointed judges who serve until a fixed retirement age.

Finally, while the duration of proceedings overall (that is to say, including cases decided by order) saw a short-term increase of roughly 10% (taking the duration to 26.9 months), it should be noted that, so far as concerns cases decided by judgment, a reduction of roughly one month compared with 2012 may be observed, with an average duration of 30.6 months.