11. Elizabeth Renzetti in Conversation

Is feminism now passé? Should women be “over it” now that we’ve seen so much progress so quickly? No, says bestselling author and journalist Elizabeth Renzetti: not when women hold just 30 percent of seats in Canada’s parliament, 5 percent of CEO offices, and a tenth of the salary of male athletes. Not when a fraction of reported sexual assault cases result in convictions and when bodily autonomy continues to be challenged by elected representatives. In this galvanizing, nuanced event, Renzetti offers a fresh perspective on issues facing the country’s women, delving into the complexities of modern equity seeking. While What She Said: Conversations About Equality works to unite women to protect their right to exist fully and freely in the world, make no mistake: this is a fight that belongs to everyone. Moderated by Charmaine de Silva.

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Charmaine de Silva

CHARMAINE DE SILVA spent almost two decades as a journalist and leader in some of Canada’s best newsrooms. As an award-winning reporter, anchor and news director, she helped innovate the industry, increase diversity, equity and inclusion in news organizations, and challenge norms. Charmaine now uses that same passion and a creative and strategic lens in her role as a Senior Account Director at Hill & Knowlton in Vancouver.

Elizabeth Renzetti

ELIZABETH RENZETTI is a bestselling Canadian author and journalist. She has worked for The Globe and Mail, where she served as the paper’s Arts and Books editor. In 2020 she won the Landsberg Award for her reporting on gender equality. She is the author of the essay collection Shrewed: A Wry and Closely Observed Look at the Lives of Women and Girls, and the novel Based on a True Story. Her first mystery (co-authored with Kate Hilton), Bury the Lead, was published in March. She lives in Toronto with her family.