AWL’s National Conference

03 Sep AWL’s National Conference

Australian Women Lawyers held it’s National Conference on 28 August 2020, via webinar. The free conference, themed 2020 Visision – In Focus, featured prominent women in the law including Nyadol Nyuon, Kate Jenkins, Pauline Wright and the Honourable Diana Bryant. Speakers addressed a range of issues including:

• intersectional law reform
• women in the criminal justice system
• careers – seizing the opportunities now available; and
• sexual harassment law reform

The conference, which sold out its 1,000 available tickets, was a huge success, and receieved considerable coverage including:

• Lawyers Weekly’s article on Noor Blumer’s account of sexual harassment
• Lawyers Weekly’s article on the impact of climate change and social issues on female lawyers
• Lawyers Weekly’s article on the justice system’s biases of female offenders
• the Sydney Morning Herald’s article on our sexual harassment panel

Thank you to all that attended, and we look forward to returning to in person events soon!