Women's Committee

Following the mandate of FACL Ontario to be a “diverse coalition of Asian Canadian legal professionals working to promote equity, justice, and opportunity for Asian Canadian legal professionals and the wider community,” the Women’s Committee in particular supports and advances racialized women legal professionals.

Goals

We create a safe, inclusive and interactive environment to share and build greater awareness of the issues, challenges, and opportunities facing racialized women legal professionals.
We inspire and celebrate our members, provide role models, and build a sense of community among racialized women legal professionals.
We foster systemic change, support intersectionality among all equity-seeking groups, and provide opportunities to give back to the wider community.

Members

Committee Members

Carissa Wong (Chair)

Director Members

Tania D’Souza-Culora
Mabel Lai
Maneesha Gupta
Ryan Chan

Women's Committee Members

Kari Chan
Rachel Gold
Monica Lee
Karen Lau-Po-Hung
Rico Liu
Cindy Qi

Past Events And Testimonials

New Year Social on Feb 4, 2021, 6-7pm ET

“[Y]ou [Karen Lau-Po-Huang] and Mabel [Lai] did a great job tonight. I thought it would have been awkward as Zoom meetings are, but as the one person said at the end, the event was the best Zoom event I’ve been to in a while. Keep up the good work. Hope you organize more of these.”

Free Your Natural Voice: An interactive (virtual) voice workshop co-hosted by FACL Ontario and FACL BC on March 20, 2021, 1-5pm ET

“Thank you FACL BC for collaborating to host a fantastic workshop. Over 20 women attended from two provinces, including one Law Society bencher! Look forward to supporting FACL BC’s upcoming women’s empowerment virtual series. ”

Anti-Asian Hate Response

Women’s Committee is committed to sharing best practices of Responding to Hate and Discrimination (https://on.facl.ca/hate-discrimination-guides/) with women’s communities and organizations. Racialized women constitute some of the most vulnerable, marginalized and economically disadvantaged members of our society.

Needs Assessment

Working in conjunction with FACL’s Community Outreach Committee, Women’s Committee is actively surveying the community to better understand the challenges that Asian women face in accessing legal services and protecting their rights in Ontario.

Get Involved

Please email us at facl.ontario@facl.ca with Women’s Committee in the subject line —your name will be forwarded to the Committee Chair who will be in touch with you.

We welcome ideas and initiatives from interested volunteers.