Former RCMP constable Janet Merlo (Chad Hipolito for The Globe and Mail) Text from my affidavit brought under the Class Proceedings Act in the Supreme Court of British Columbia to inform the court in the gender discrimination case brought against the RCMP. What is the meaning of gender-based discrimination against women in the workplace? The meaning of gender-based discrimination against women in the workplace is the presence of unequal and inferior opportunities, terms, and/or conditions of employment for women compared to men. Gender-based discrimination can be established by comparing the opportunities, terms, and/or conditions of employment experienced by women and men. Whenever possible, this comparison should control for other characteristics that can influence opportunities, terms, and/or conditions of employment, and should examine whether such characteristics interact with gender to affect employment outcomes. Other characteristics than can affect opportunities, terms, and/or