WiCCD’s Executive members Hamna Anwar, Kyla Lee and I participated in this important conversation about the particular challenges faced by women in criminal defence, including implicit gender biases.

Veteran Journalist Alison Crawford interviewed us for her Podcast for the Canadian Bar Association – Verdict and Voices. Here is her post about the Episode

Alison Crawford on LinkedIn about The Sisterhood of “Gender Sellouts” on V & V

Gender traitor!
Women who practice criminal defence law face abuse that their male colleagues don’t.
Tune in to the Verdicts and Voices podcast to hear Anita Szigeti, Hamna Anwar and Kyla Lee. These successful Canadian women in criminal defence represent people accused of everything from impaired driving to sexual assault. They’ve experienced hashtag#bullying, sexism, and all sorts of bad behaviour at the courthouse. Importantly, they have ideas on how to make things better in the future.
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This episode is now available anywhere you usually listen.

It is also covered in print referencing quotes from the episode in CBA National’s Magazine.

The Sisterhood of “Gender Sellouts” – CBA National Magazine

Hosted by award-winning journalist, Alison Crawford, for CBA as part of their Verdicts and Voices podcast, here:

Let me know what you think and feel free to share the link with your networks!

The Sisterhood of “Gender Sellouts” in Criminal Defence Law on Spotify!