JWIT Woman of the Year 2004

On Sunday May 2nd, lawyer and activist Jane Pepino was honoured as the 47th recipient of the JWIT Woman of the Year. Ranked as one of the top 25 lawers in Canada, Ms. Pepino is a dedicated social activist. From 1987 to 1997 she served as president of the Metro Action Committee on Violence against Women and Children, a community based organization whose goal is to define and lead systemic change at the municipal, provincial and federal levels.

Previous recipients of the JWIC Woman of the Year include:

 
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Jean Cameron Majoribanks
Mary Temple
Mrs. Kasper Fraser
Celia Franca
Mrs. John Diefenbaker
Dr. Reva Gerstein
Senator Cairenne Wilson
Mrs. Egmont Frankel
Helen Tucker
Dr. Charlotte Whitten
Dr. Frances Kelsey
Dora Mavor Moore
Nancy Greene Raine
June Callwood
Ethyle Levine
Grace MacInnis
Dr. Bette Stephenson
Sister Catherine Wallace
Dr. Sylvia Ostry
Margaret Laurence
Her Honour Judge Rosalie Silberman Abella
Abby Hoffman
Susan Douglas Rubes
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Bea Wolfe
Diane Dupuy
Genya Intrator
Karen Kain
Chaviva Hosek
Honey Agar
Dorothy Reitman
Doreen Wicks
Joan MacTavish
Vicki Keith
Dr. Nehama Baum
Laura Cole
Gerda Frieberg
Marilou McPhedran
Anne Armstrong Gibson
Wendy Cuckier & Heidi Rathjen
Dr. Ruth Getter
Lucille Bensky
Lynn Johnston
Carol Anne Cole
Wanda MacNevin
Susan Charness
Shirley Anne Haber

Deceased