Family Law Now | Ep. 68: Celebrating Women in the Legal Community

Episode 68

In celebration of International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month, Michelle Mulchan, Margie Primero-Pimentel & Kimberly Paynter share their experiences and insights as women in the legal profession. They discuss the following topics:

1. Having Children
2. Maternity Leave
3. Sole Practitioners
4. Female Lawyers in the Workplace
5. Judges
6. Mental Health Resources
7. What do we do about it?

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Show Notes

Member Assistance Program – Lawyer | Law Society of Ontario 

https://www.catalyst.org/research/women-in-law/

https://nationalmagazine.ca/fr-ca/articles/the-practice/workplace/2022/law-s-sticky-floor%E2%80%9D-problem 

https://lso.ca/about-lso/governance/annual-report 

https://www.internationalwomensday.com/ 

https://lso.ca/lawyers/well-being-resource-centre 

https://insighttimer.com/en-ca 

https://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/40-wellness-tips-to-help-lawyers-cope-with[…]fmc_l=1528&sfmc_jb=24008&sfmc_mid=100027443&sfmc_u=15295314 

https://hbr.org/2020/05/leading-through-anxiety?utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter_weekly&utm_campaign=insider_activesubs&utm_content=signinnudge&deliveryName=DM250334 

https://lso.ca/lawyers/practice-supports-and-resources/practice-management-helpline 

https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/healthy-living/your-health/lifestyles/your-health-mental-health-coping-stress-health-canada-2008.html 

https://www.lawyerswithdepression.com/ 

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