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Isn't that illegal? Discrimination based on gender, which the organizer openly admits to: "We want to give priority to women".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964

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I'm Canadian, I fully admit that I don't know how your legislation works in its entirety, but after giving it a quick read I have to ask: Illegal under which Title?

No, the act does not cover private events such as this.

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