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Employment Equity in the Legal Profession in Nova Scotia (pdf) 
This document was created by the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society to provide background information relating to employment equity in Nova Scotia. 

New InForum series: CURRENT ISSUES IN GENDER EQUITY
The Gender Equity Committee’s postcard campaign, “It will be Our Little Secret,” is designed to raise awareness about gender harassment and discrimination in the legal profession. The postcards detail the personal experiences of lawyers in this province. In October 2011, to spark discussion and examination of these important issues, the GEC launched a new series of articles in InForum on a range of topics, inspired directly by the experiences highlighted in the postcards.

2012 Race and the Law Essay Prize
The Society’s fourth call for submissions is underway at Schulich School of Law, with a deadline of April 27, 2012. Created to recognize and encourage outstanding scholarship focusing on issues of race and law, the award is presented annually by the Racial Equity Committee and sponsored by Stewart McKelvey. Prior recipients include David Steeves, Jose Rodriguez and David Taylor.

New Mentorship Program
The Society launched its new Mentorship program in spring 2011, in conjunction with the LIANS Risk and Practice Management program. For details, see www.lians.ca/rpm/mentorship_program.

Sexual Assault: Dispelling the Myths (pdf) 
Published in 2011, this booklet is for victims of sexual assault while also assisting other participants in the criminal justice system in becoming more sensitive to victims’ rights and needs. It was developed by the Equity Office and Gender Equity Committee, in collaboration with the Avalon Sexual Assault Centre.