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What's the Buzz?

  • November 09, 2015

A compilation of links to articles, podcasts, and videos that may be of interest to members of the OBA Women Lawyers Forum. Have suggested content for this feature? Email the link to Justine Johnston at jvjohnston@stikeman.com.

Women Lawyers Forum

Events with WLF: Pathways to Power: Women in the Boardroom

  • November 06, 2015
  • Alana Sharpe

On October 13, 2015, approximately 275 professional women came together to discuss the successes and challenges of women in the boardroom. This event was part of the Pathways to Power series, hosted by the Women Lawyers Forum and the Canadian Corporate Counsel Association, which celebrates the successful journeys of female lawyers into positions of power. The event consisted of a panel of successful women with a wealth of experience in the boardroom.

Women Lawyers Forum

60 Seconds: That's all it took

  • October 19, 2015
  • Hilary Furness

Articling student Hilary Furness shares a personal account of overcoming her fears about her first time in the courtroom.

Women Lawyers Forum
Meet the Executive: Richa Sandill

Meet the Executive: Richa Sandill

  • October 19, 2015

Each month we will introduce a different member of the Women Lawyers Forum Executive. Learn a little bit about us, why we joined the executive and what we love about being a lawyer.

Women Lawyers Forum
Should I Stay or Should I Go? Making a Career Transition

Should I Stay or Should I Go? Making a Career Transition

  • October 13, 2015
  • Erin C. Cowling

Career transitions can be difficult (let’s be honest, more like downright terrifying). I knew a career shift was on the horizon when I returned from my second maternity leave to my job as a senior litigation associate at a large law firm. Something was “off”. I wasn’t sure if this was because of my time at home, the expectations of the job, the files, the clients, the firm, or a bit or all of the above. I just knew something had to change.

Women Lawyers Forum

Up For Debate - Politics, Women’s Issues, and Bringing Back the “Feminism” Word

  • October 06, 2015
  • Richa Sandill

On September 21, 2015, in a sold-out auditorium at the University of Toronto’s Isabel Bader Theatre, Canadians witnessed the closest thing they will see to a women’s issues debate this election. Up for Debate 2015 was a screening of a compilation of recorded video interview clips with leaders from four of five major political parties, including the Liberals, the New Democratic Party, the Bloc Quebecois, and the Green Party.

Women Lawyers Forum

What's the Buzz?

  • October 06, 2015

A compilation of links to articles, podcasts, and videos that may be of interest to members of the OBA Women Lawyers Forum. Have suggested content for this feature? Email the link to Justine Johnston at jvjohnston@stikeman.com.

Women Lawyers Forum

Meet the Executive

  • September 23, 2015

Each month we will introduce a different member(s) of the Women Lawyers Forum Executive. Learn a little bit about us, why we joined the executive and what we love about being a lawyer.

Women Lawyers Forum

What's the Buzz

  • September 18, 2015

A compilation of links to articles, podcasts, and videos that may be of interest to members of the OBA Women Lawyers Forum. Have suggested content for this feature? Email the link to Justine Johnston at jvjohnston@stikeman.com.

Women Lawyers Forum
So You Want to Go Into Politics!

So You Want to Go Into Politics!

  • April 23, 2015
  • Maryellen Symons

Women are 52% of the Canadian population, but we’re not yet 52% of the people in political office at any level. Four women lawyers with political experience — three who have held or run for office, and one current political staffer — shared their experience, insight and encouragement in a panel discussion on Women in Politics, the first in the Women Lawyers Forum’s three-part series, “Pathways to Power”.

Women Lawyers Forum