International Women’s Day 2026: Let’s Talk About Women’s Health, Inequality, and the Workplace (INC-023)

Overview

Delivery method

Virtual classroom

In-person

Duration

4 hours

Audience

Employees

Description

Our Vision: Amplifying Collective Voices for Equity and Well-being:

Through this half-day, hybrid event, we will gather amplify the collective voices of women, transforming private health struggles into a mandate for systemic change. The "culture of silence" is a barrier in the Department of Justice. By speaking out together, we can move toward an equitable workplace that actively supports the physical, mental, and reproductive realities of women’s lives, and where women needs are recognized not as individual burdens, but as fundamental considerations in workplace design.

Event Highlights:

Panel Discussion: A deep dive into the physiological and psychological impacts of workplace design and the “invisible load” featuring discussions on: menopause; ergonomics and corporate wellness; navigating life transitions; and life coaching for women in law.

Interactive Dialogue: A live survey to bring out the shared experiences that are often kept in the shadows.

Workshops & TED Talks: Discussions on visibility, leadership dilemmas, and reclaiming work-life balance.

Network Launch: The official launch of the Justice Canada Women’s Network (JCWN)—a new sanctuary for connection, leadership, and collective advocacy for women.

By the end of this learning activity, participants will be able to:

• Analyze Substantive Health Equality: Discern how "one-size-fits-all" or "gender-neutral" policies can ignore women’s specific health needs, creating systemic barriers to success, and identify ways to ameliorate or remove these barriers.
• Articulate the Cognitive Load: Acknowledge the "invisible" mental and emotional labor of women as a primary driver of chronic stress and burnout, and explore ways to reshape workplace norms to protect well-being.
• Navigate Biological Transitions: Understand the workplace impacts of menopause and identify stigma-free strategies to ameliorate those impacts and support leadership retention.
• Leverage Collective Advocacy: Utilize the JCWN to transition from individual resilience to structural improvements that mainstream women’s health needs at every stage of their professional lives.

NOTE: This course is bilingual, with simultaneous interpretation available in both official languages.

In-Person location (NCR): EMB Library, 284 Wellington St. Ottawa, ON.

Client: Advisory Committee for Women at Justice in collaboration with the Centre of Expertise for Learning and Professional Development (CoELPD)

Registration deadline: 5 working days prior to course date.

Participants are responsible for adding their training activities to their Outlook calendars.

Cancelling your registration: Simply log into your JUScampus account and select "Unregister" from this event page.

Accommodation Measures: The Department of Justice is committed to an inclusive, barrier-free learning environment. If you need workplace accommodations to fully participate in this training, contact your manager or the Centre for Workplace Access-Ability, Health and Wellness (CWAHW). Please note, the CWAHW requires at least 72 hours to respond.

Please contact the Centre of Expertise for Learning and Professional Development (CoELPD):

• For training material, at least 5 business days before the training session if needed in advance.
• To flag any other requests or accommodations needs, at least 10 business days before the training session.
• For more information or if you have any issues with this course.

For information about the continuing professional development (CPD) hours for this course, please consult the 2026 Accreditation Summary.

If you have questions concerning the accreditation process, please contact our accreditation team by email (Accreditations@justice.gc.ca).