"What we're doing here today is really re-asserting that women have a role in faith and they have a role in faith leadership," said Reverend Dr. Cheri DiNovo.

After coming forward with their earliest memories of discrimination as part of the #FirstTimeIwasCalled series, three people say they received both positive and negative feedback.

The incident happened a few weeks after 9/11 and Farheen Khan said the words and events still haunt her over a decade later. Global News anchor Farah Nasser speaks with Khan about her experience as part of #FirstTimeIwasCalled.