Highlights from Canadian Charter Equality Rights for Women: One Step Forward or Two Steps Back?

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Lawyer Gwen Brodsky and human rights expert Shelagh Day undertook an analysis of all decisions handed down by courts at all levels during the first three years that Section 15 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms was in effect. This is the first comprehensive report on Charter equality rights, how courts are interpreting the equality guarantees, and whether women are being helped by the guarantees.