Sentences with phrase «gender equity committee»

The Gender Equity Committee supports Council in the governance of the Society by monitoring and providing advice about matters that address issues of gender in the legal profession.

In addition to the introduction of its Equity Office (1997), Gender Equity Committee (1991) and Racial Equity Committee (1989), the Society works with university law programs such as the Indigenous Blacks & Mi» kmaq Initiative at the Schulich School of Law, the Government of Nova Scotia and the federal government to develop programs to encourage the members of equity - seeking groups to enter the legal profession.

Not exact matches

Following the announcement of a parliamentary committee to study electoral reform with a special emphasis on gender equity and inclusiveness, a growing number of supporters have come on board the campaign for proportional representation.

Author's note: This piece was prepared for the DAWN (Democratic Activists for Women Now) May newsletter and the Santa Clara County Democratic Party Committee on Gender Equity and Status of Women quarterly report.

The Committee on Gender Equity and Status of Women was formed to achieve the party and director's goals.

«Lakehead has many exceptional people and groups working hard to promote and facilitate an inclusive culture for all members of our diverse University community, including, among others, our Office of Human Rights & Equity, our Office of Aboriginal Initiatives, our chair on Truth & Reconciliation, our Ogimaawin - Aboriginal Governance Council, our Faculty of Law's Aboriginal Advisory Committee, the President's Advisory Council on Truth & Reconciliation, Lakehead's Anti-Racism Committee, Lakehead's Aboriginal Education department, as well as the Lakehead University Student Union's Pride Central, Gender Issues Centre, Aboriginal Awareness Centre and Multicultural Centre.»

Late last month, the Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers, the Ontario Bar Association's sexual orientation and gender identity committee, the Women's Law Association of Ontario, the South Asian Bar Association, the Canadian Association of Black Lawyers, the Arab Canadian Lawyers Association, and the Hispanic Ontario Lawyer Association teamed up to distribute its Bencher Candidate Equity Survey to all candidates in this year's Law Society of Upper Canada bencher election.

She served for three years as a Commissioner on the ABA Commission for Women in the Profession, co-chaired the San Francisco Bar Association's No Glass Ceiling Initiative, served on the board of the National Association of Women Lawyers Foundation, is a member of the ABA's Gender Equity Task force and co-chaired the Model Compensation Committee of that Task Force.

Donna is a past Chair of the New York State Bar Association's COMMITTEE ON WOMEN IN THE LAW and was appointed to the New York State Bar Association President's Task Force to Develop Leadership and Diversity and the President's Task Force on Gender Equity.