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Are You Kidding Me?
A doctor featured on Fox News thinks that American women should have to pay more for health care. Apparently, because women live longer and have more organs (?!?!?!), it just isn’t fair for men to...
Never Read the Comments
I’m sure we’ve all heard it before – never read the comments. An interesting phenomenon occurs in the comments section of every article ever written on an issue close to feminism’s heart. This...
Action Required – Email UBC President & Tell Him That UBC is Not Doing Enough
As a UBC alumni and a survivor of sexual assault that took place on the UBC Vancouver campus in 2006, I feel that I can only express deep disappointment for how UBC has chosen to handle these...
What is Rape Culture?
Rape culture is a term that was coined by feminists in the United States in the 1970s. It was designed to show the ways in which society blamed victims of sexual assault and normalized sexual...
Top 20 Peak Performance Artist Melissa Endean Raises Awareness Of Violence Against Women Through Her Music
Earlier this year, Canadian musician Melissa Endean was chosen as one of the top 20 Peak Performance Project Artists out of more than 500 applicants. Involvement in the Peak Performance Project is...
Are You Kidding Me?
You know rape culture really has a hold when men are groping female robots because they are "attractive". A female robot used as a tour guide for the Jinzhou world garden art expo in Jinzhou,...
Are You Kidding Me?
What is education in Canada coming to? Teachers in Victoria are at risk of losing their contracts - and their seniority - if they happen to be pregnant. Whether or not this is actually legal, it's...
A New School Year at VCC, and a New Commitment to Anti-Violence Work
Oh, the back-to-school season! Leaves are coming down, textbooks are being cracked, and Vancouver Community College is preparing to take action on gendered violence under WAVAW’s leadership! ...
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