Impact of the Feminist Judgment Writing Projects: The Case of the Women's Court of Canada

Abstract

The first feminist judgment writing project, the Women's Court of Canada (WCC), published its initial set of judgments ten years ago in 2008. Although the WCC has led to feminist judgment projects in several other jurisdictions, research shows that the WCC judgments have not been cited very extensively by other academics, let alone by courts, tribunals or lawyers. This article explores whether this lack of citations is cause for concern, raises some possible explanations, and discusses strategies for giving feminist judgment projects broader and deeper impact.

Keywords: Feminist Judgment Projects, Women’s Court of Canada, equality rights, Proyecto de sentencias feministas, Tribunal de Mujeres de Canadá (WCC), derechos de igualdad