Female Police Officers

• Responses filed to B.C. female cops’ proposed harassment, discrimination class-action suit

  The suit names 13 cities with municipal police agencies along with the Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner and B.C.'s solicitor general and public safety minister.

  Crime

  Feb 15, 2024
  
• Retired VPD officer throws support behind female officers’ harassment suit

  Former Vancouver police officer Tammy Hammell is speaking out in support of a group of female officers who have filed a proposed class action suit alleging gender discrimination.

  Crime

  Jan 25, 2024
  
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• More female police officers interested in proposed B.C. harassment class action lawsuit

  More than 60 female officers have added their names to a confidential information website created for the lawsuit, which alleges systemic discrimination and sexual harassment.

  Crime

  Oct 23, 2023
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• ‘It’s systemic’: Plaintiff in lawsuit against RCMP weighs in after B.C. cop quits amid bullying, sexism

  Janet Merlo, a former Mountie in Nanaimo, B.C., was a plaintiff in the 2015 class-action lawsuit against the RCMP over sexual harassment and gender discrimination.

  Canada

  May 10, 2022
• ‘A sisterhood’: conference brings together women in law enforcement

  Human trafficking, terrorism and discussing retaining women in law enforcement will be on the agenda at the 24th annual Atlantic Women in Law Enforcement conference.

  Canada

  Oct 26, 2016