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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Now, more than ever, we need your support to advance feminist law reform and promote women’s equality rights.
Recent Updates
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Economic Security
December 12, 2024
Working Together for Women’s Economic Security: Launch of the VOICE Working Group
December 6, 2024
NAWL Statement – Assault Weapons Buyback Launch and the 35th Anniversary of the Montreal Femicides at École Polytechnique
Press Release
November 25, 2024
Women’s Groups and Victims’ Families Call for Urgent Action to Implement Gun Control Laws to Address Femicide Crisis
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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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