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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! ...
Our Work
Another year has passed and WAVAW’s 30th year as the only sexual assault centre in Vancouver has proven to be full of successes, challenges and growth. We invite you to learn more about WAVAW's...
Are You Kidding Me?
The sexualization of elementary school kids is horrifying enough - now clothing manufacturers are targeting actual, honest-to-goodness infants. What the what! These kids aren't old enough to talk,...
Are You Kidding Me?
There's such a thing as a camel-toe guard (a.k.a. The Cuchini)? Oh dear dear dear. WAVAW is appalled (but not surprised) by this round-up of six ridiculous products designed to make women's bodies...
Are You Kidding Me?
In the face of jaw-droppingly awful, fatphobic advertisements like this billboard, it's inspiring to see folks challenging the culture of hatred surrounding the diversity of human body shapes and...
Are You Kidding Me?
[Trigger warning: rampant misogyny, entitlement, and sexist epithets in the link below…] You know what government most urgently needs to fund, according to this blogger dude? Not rape crisis...
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