Mary Cornish
Written By Barri Cohen
HUMAN RIGHTS AND PAY EQUITY LAWYER
Mary Cornish has a unique combination of over 40 years of expertise and experience as a litigation lawyer in labour and human rights, as well as an independent expert policy adviser, practising scholar and civil society advocate. Mary founded in 1976 and led for many years the Equal Pay Coalition, which did transformative work to promote equal pay for women and child-care.
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Pay equity and childcare, long recognized as essential to women’s economic security, remain incomplete promises. Legal scholar Constance Backhouse and pay equity pioneer Mary Cornish reflect on both historic progress and unfinished work.
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