September 20, 2023
6:00 pm
Seton Academic Centre - Auditorium B&C
Mount Saint Vincent University
Doors open at 5:30pm!
Taking on the responsibility of leadership can offer others a chance to act on their values and make changes on the issues they care about. Women leaders are needed now more than ever. Find out why.
Peggy Nash is the author of Women Winning Office: An Activist’s Guide to Getting Elected, encouraging those who are often excluded to consider running for office, work she continues as the co-instructor of the Toronto Metropolitan University Women in the House Program. Nash is a former Member of Parliament holding official portfolios in finance and industry and was a federal NDP leadership candidate. A former senior negotiator with CAW (now UNIFOR) in the automobile, airline and service sectors, Nash also pioneered women’s leadership training and equity policies. She and her partner Carl also keep busy with their three sons and two grandchildren. Nash was invested into the Order of Canada in 2023 and holds an honorary Doctorate of Law from Brock University.