Foreword. Still Punished for Being Female

Abstract

International Women’s Day is a time to remember past struggles, contemplate present realizations, and envision a path to a better future. I could not imagine a better day than March 9th, International Women’s Day, to hold the “Sexual Assault Law: Practice and Activism in a Post-Jane Doe Era” conference at the University of Ottawa in 2009. I was very grateful to participate in this conference, graciously organized by Elizabeth Sheehy, a professor in the Faculty of Law at the University of Otta..