The Sisterhood of 'Gender Sellouts'
WiCCD supports women defence lawyers across Canada in facing gender bias in the criminal bar.
Kyla Lee, a criminal defence lawyer specializing in impaired driving cases, faces criticism for her work. She notes that people attack her for defending clients, calling her "scum" for putting "killers back on the road".
It's so much easier for people to attack us for defending people facing these offences, because you can call us 'scum' who put killers back on the road.
Author's summary: Women defence lawyers face gender bias and criticism.