Faculty of Law
Queen's UniversityUpcoming Conferences
Women, the Charter, and CEDAW in the 21st Century: Taking Stock and Moving Forward
March 2-3, 2012
Queen's University,
Kingston, Ontario
Presented by Feminist Legal Studies Queen's
This conference brings law students, students from other areas of study, members of community groups and nongovernmental organizations, practising and academic lawyers, policy analysts, equality experts, and interdisciplinary experts together to assess the state of gender equality, and to identify existing priorities and strategies for advancing well-being on all relevant dimensions. Key questions range from the role of economic crises in shifting perceptions and opportunities to how emerging environmental, security, justice, and regulatory issues affect women as compared with men.
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Shades of Grey: Law and Aging in the Contemporary Workplace Conference
April 27-28, 2012
Hyatt Regency Toronto
370 King Street, Toronto, Ontario
Presented by the Centre for Law in the Contemporary Workplace
Laws affecting issues such as age discrimination, the effects of the end of mandatory retirement on employee benefits, and the future of pension plans will be discussed. Justice Thomas Cromwell of the Supreme Court of Canada will be the Keynote Speaker at the first major conference hosted by the Centre.
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