Women, Law and Social Change

Academic Scholarship

Women faculty members

Female faculty members at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law, numbering over 20 in total, are among the leading scholars nationally and internationally on a wide range of subjects, including many that have particular significance for women. Below are scholarly analyses and personal reflections on legal issues that impact women, written by some of our women faculty.
 

Prof. Denise RéaumeProf. Denise Réaume
The Women's Court of Canada: Equality Rights Theory at Work

Biography | Publications

 

Prof. Brenda CossmanProf. Brenda Cossman
The 'Opt Out' Revolution and Changing Narratives of Motherhood

Biography | Publications

 

Prof. Jennifer NedelskyProf. Jennifer Nedelsky
Reflections on Mothering

Biography | Publications

Prof. Kerry RittichProf. Kerry Rittich
Labour Law, Work and Family
(with Joanne Conaghan)

Biography | Publications

 

Prof. Lorraine WeinribProf. Lorraine Weinrib
Personal Reflections: Cultivating Gender Equality

Biography | Publications

 

Prof. Carol RogersonProf. Carol Rogerson
Improving the Law of Spousal Support

Biography | Publications

 

Prof. Martha ShafferProf. Martha Shaffer
Shared Parenting: A Cautionary Note

Biography | Publications

 

Prof. Audrey MacklinProf. Audrey Macklin
The Debate over Faith-Based Arbitration

Biography | Publications

Prof. Rebecca CookProf. Rebecca Cook
International Protection of Women's Rights

Biography | Publications