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A note from the Newsletter Editor to section members.

Why is it so difficult for NCA students to get a leg up in the legal profession? Read on for more.

The 2018-2019 Chair, Bianca Thomas, welcomes the section and introduces plans for the coming year.

A feminist book review on Norm Bacal's Breakdown: The Rise and Fall of Heenan Blaikie.

Each edition of the WLF Section Insider will feature short biographies of our section executive members until you have "met" us all.

Erin Cowling reviews Linda Silver Dranoff's, "Fairly Equal: Lawyering the Feminist Revolution" - part legal history book, part memoir, and part “how-to” guide on activism, "Fairly Equal" is a quick, entertaining, and inspiring read, chronicling both Ms. Silver Dranoff's life as a lawyer and her fight for legal reform and the advancement of women's rights in Canada. Read on for more!

The Women Lawyers Forum has had an exciting 4 months of fall programming. Take a look back at the highlights from September to December.

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 justine.johnston@blakes.com.

Comme membre de l’exécutif du Forum des avocates de l’Association du Barreau de l’Ontario, je contactais d’anciennes lauréates du Prix d’engagement en matière d’égalité remis par le Forum pour honorer des femmes féministes qui ont fait une promotion importante de l’égalité des femmes.