Gender Equity and Labour in 2025: Where do we go from here?, hosted by the Toronto & York Region Labour Council's Women's Committee continues the long-standing tradition of Sisters of the Roundtable events.

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9:00AM Registration

9:30AM Program starts

1:00PM Program ends

• Free parking is available
• Light refreshments will be provided

October 18th is Persons Day in Canada. It marks the day in 1929 when the historic decision to include women in the legal definition of “persons” was handed down by Canada’s highest court of appeal. This gave some women the right to be appointed to the Senate of Canada and paved the way for women's increased participation in public and political life. Though this decision did not include all women, such as Indigenous women and women of Asian heritage and descent, it did mark critical progress in the advancement of gender equality in Canada.