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  2. Women in law in Canada - Wikipedia

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    In 2010 in Canada, "there were 22,261 practicing women lawyers and 37,617 practicing men lawyers." [2] Canadian studies show that "50% of lawyers said they felt their firms were doing "poorly" or "very poorly" in their provision of flexible work arrangements." [2] More women lawyers found it "difficult to manage the demands of work and personal ...

  3. Women in law - Wikipedia

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    There has been an increase in women in the law field from the 1970s to 2010, but the increase has been seen in entry-level jobs. In 2020, 37% of lawyers were female. [3] Women of color are even more underrepresented in the legal profession. [1] In private practice law firms, women make up just 4% of managing partners in the 200 biggest law ...

  4. Helen Kinnear - Wikipedia

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    Helen Alice Kinnear, QC (May 6, 1894 – April 25, 1970) [1] was a Canadian lawyer and judge. She was the first woman in the British Commonwealth to be made a King's Counsel, the first female lawyer to argue before the Supreme Court of Canada, and the first woman appointed as a judge by the Government of Canada.

  5. Category:21st-century Canadian women lawyers - Wikipedia

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    21st-century Canadian women judges (26 P) Pages in category "21st-century Canadian women lawyers" The following 31 pages are in this category, out of 31 total.

  6. Category:Canadian women lawyers - Wikipedia

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    This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:Canadian lawyers. It includes lawyers that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. Contents

  7. Clara Brett Martin - Wikipedia

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    Clara Brett Martin (25 January 1874 – 30 October 1923) was a Canadian lawyer. She opened the way for women to become lawyers in Canada by being the first in the British Empire in 1897. Life and career

  8. Canadian Journal of Women and the Law - Wikipedia

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    The Canadian Journal of Women and the Law (Revue Femmes et Droit) is a biannual peer-reviewed academic journal covering the impact of law on women's social, economic, and legal status. It was established in 1985 and is published by the University of Toronto Press. [1] The Journal is currently based at the Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa.

  9. Roberta Jamieson - Wikipedia

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    Roberta L. Jamieson, OC is a Canadian lawyer and First Nations activist. She was the first Indigenous woman ever to earn a law degree in Canada, the first non-Parliamentarian to be appointed an ex officio member of a House of Commons committee, and the first woman appointed as Ontario Ombudsman.