Our Achievements
For the past 50 years, the National Association of Women and the Law has fought to advance women’s rights in Canada.
From advocating for the inclusion of a strong sex equality provision in the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, to sexual assault law reform, and fighting for the decriminalization of abortion and for greater access to sexual health services, NAWL has been a strong voice for women's substantive equality since 1974.
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Who We Are
The National Association of Women and the Law is a not-for-profit feminist organization that works to achieve substantive equality and the realization of human rights for all women in Canada through legal education, research, strategic intervention, coalition work and feminist law reform advocacy, particularly at the federal level.
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Activating Feminist Change
The Chanterelle Alliance for Feminist Law Reform
The Chanterelle Alliance is a feminist law reform network, bringing together feminist organizations from coast to coast to coast to advance a robust, proactive feminist law reform agenda in Canada.
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Recent Updates
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Press Release
May 2, 2024
NAWL receives 2023 Women, Peace and Security Civil Society Leadership Award from Government of Canada
Family Law
April 25, 2024
“Parental alienation: The one-size-fits-none theory” by Suzanne Zaccour, Director of Legal Affairs, NAWL
Press Release
April 16, 2024
Budget 2024 Policy Wins for Women
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Help advance feminist law reform and promote women’s equality rights in Canada by donating, becoming a member or volunteering your time.
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