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Ryerson Women in Law group aims to combat the gender inequalities that exist within the legal profes

09/04/2026

✨⚖️ TMU Women in Law is HIRING for the 2026/2027 academic year ⚖️✨

Join our team to help support and empower women and LGBTQ+ individuals in law. We are looking for driven and passionate students to help carry our mission of breaking barriers in the legal field!

Applications are now OPEN until September 11th, 2026.

🔗 Please use the link in our BIO to apply!!

03/25/2026

Today, we’re highlighting Zanana Akande, a trailblazer in education, politics, and community advocacy. Born in Toronto to Caribbean immigrant parents, she earned degrees from the University of Toronto and began her career as a teacher while actively supporting her community.

In 1990, she became the first Black woman elected to Ontario’s Legislative Assembly and later the first appointed to Cabinet, where she advanced employment equity, social services, and youth opportunities. She continued her advocacy beyond politics through organizations like the Urban Alliance on Race Relations, championing social justice and community empowerment.

03/08/2026

Join TMU Women in Law on Monday, March 9th, from 10:30 AM to 1:00 PM at the Student Learning Centre (SLC) for a treat. Come enjoy some delicious baked goods while supporting a great cause!

✨ All proceeds will be donated to LEAF (Women’s Legal Education and Action Fund) to help advance gender equality through impactful legal advocacy.

Learn more about their mission here: https://www.leaf.ca/our-mission-vision/

We can’t wait to see you there🩵⚖️✨

03/05/2026

Not sure what to wear to Suits & Supper…here’s some inspo✨⚖️

Dressed for a night of insight, dialogue, and distinguished company! Registration is still open, use the link in our bio to sign up🩵

05/23/2025

⚖️✨TMU Women in Law is HIRING for 2025/2026✨⚖️

Join our team to help support and empower women and LGBTQ+ individuals in law. We are looking for driven and passionate students to help carry out our mission of breaking barriers in the legal field!

Applications are now OPEN until June 2, 2025. Please use the link in our BIO to apply!

04/25/2025

✨TMU Women in Law’s Year in Review✨

What a year it’s been! From empowering panels and networking events to fundraising bake sales, this incredible community of women in law showed up! Thank you to everyone who made this year so meaningful🤗

The Women in Law team is looking forward to another year of empowering women, making an impact, and supporting each other 💙👩‍⚖️⚖️

We wish everyone a wonderful and safe summer…see you soon!✨

04/09/2025

Happy Women Wednesdays! Today, we will be highlighting Donna E. Young, the Dean of the Lincoln Alexander School of Law right here at TMU.

04/02/2025

Happy Women Wednesday!

Today, we will be highlighting current Supreme Court of Canada judge Suzanne Côté. The Honourable Suzanne Côté was appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada on December 1, 2014 after being nominated by Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Prior to this, Côté was a partner at Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP where she was the head of the Montréal office’s litigation group. Before joining Osler, she practiced for 23 years at Stikeman Elliott. She was born in the Gaspé Peninsula, a region in Québec, and practiced there for 8 years before moving on to major law firms.

03/26/2025

Happy Women’s Wednesday! Today we will be discussing Marie Laure Leclercq, a transgender lawyer who, as a result of her life journey and professional achievements, is well connected to both the technology law sector and proponents of LGBTQ+ rights.

03/19/2025

Hello everyone and welcome to Women’s Wednesday! In honour of Women’s History Month and the recently passed International Women’s Day, today we will discuss one of the women responsible for introducing this commemorative date to the international community, Clara Zetkin 💙

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