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| Mary Cornish is a partner at Cavalluzzo Hayes Shilton McIntyre & Cornish where she practices human rights law and, certified as a labour law specialist by the Law Society, represents trade unions and employees in many sectors. Mary is recognized nationally and internationally as an expert in the field of human rights and labour law, gender equality, pay and employment equity, social protection, judicial reform and alternative dispute resolution. As a feminist labour lawyer, she continues to chair the Equal Pay Coalition, a broad-based civil society coalition which successfully lobbied for the implementation of Ontario's proactive pay equity laws.
In addition to her domestic legal work, Mary provides strategic policy and consulting advice to international organizations, agencies and governments including work with: the ILO in the area of pay equity, labour standards, and occupational health and safety; the New Zealand government on pay and employment equity standards; and the Swedish government and the European Economic Community on pay equity laws.
As a recognized expert in human rights reform, Mary headed the Ontario Human Rights Code Review Task Force. Its report, Achieving Equality which recommended transformative changes recently formed the basis for Ontario’s 2006 legislated human rights reforms. As Chair of the Society of Ontario Adjudicators and Regulators (“SOAR”) Service Equity Committee, Mary co-authored Towards Service Equity, which made recommendations to ensure non-discriminatory access to tribunals and regulatory bodies. As well as being a frequent speaker, Mary is a scholar and has taught as an Adjunct Professor at Osgoode Hall Law School. She has authored over 70 books, articles and guides, including “Closing the Global Gender Pay Gap: Securing Justice for Women’s Work” and “Building Gender Equality into the Global Trading System”. In 1993, the Law Society of Upper Canada awarded her the Law Society Medal for her outstanding contribution to the legal profession which was followed by the SOAR medal for her work in making administrative justice more accessible and equitable. |
