Richmond defence lawyer Sarah Leamon has founded the Women's Association of Criminal Lawyers (WACL), aiming to shed light on apparently overt sexism in B.C.’s courtrooms.
Have you witnessed sexual discrimination at work?
Here is what some Richmond residents say:
Clockwise, from top left:
Jasmine Gu
Engineer
I think it’s okay. Because of my work, I’ve always been working with men. I feel like they treat female workers with extra care. It was like that at the [engineering] school, too. Guys were usually nicer to girls than to other guys.
Elijah Schultz
Aviation
I haven’t seen any discrimination at the workplace at all. Our workplace is very diverse, and diversity is encouraged in the workplace as well; there are programs and initiatives for that. Everyone is really included. It’s good.
Marilou Quatchon
Caregiver
So far I haven’t experienced any yet. With my kind of work, we are respected without any sexual discrimination. I’m thankful that I didn’t experience any of it, but I have seen a lot on TV. It’s so upsetting. I really feel sorry for them. It’s inhumane.
Rachel Colosie
Transportation
I think sexual discrimination is really big at work still. A lot of the “male jobs” are so dominated by males, like mowing lawns, cutting grass. I don’t often see the girls doing that.
Rui Gomes
Packaging
No I haven’t. I know that it exists, but I have not seen it where I work at. But I have seen plenty of them on TV. It’s something that has been around for a long time. It’s about time to put an end to it.
