News & Updates

At WAVAW, we love hearing about and connecting with local businesses who integrate a feminist or anti-oppressive philosophy and practice in the service of building a society where all women are free...

Written by Sharon, WAVAW Counsellor Many of us have seen support groups on TV and have an idea that they’re a space where one explicit group leader puts participants on the spot to share their...

Every year amazing feminist women volunteer their time and talent to WAVAW, without which we could not offer the level of services and outreach that we do.  One of these women is Madison Reid,...

When Beyoncé’s album first dropped, the internet blew up with articles, blogs, and discussion critiquing whether or not Beyoncé is a feminist. Naturally, as feminists, we joined in and began to...

By Alana Prochuk These days, judicial victim-blaming isn’t just for the criminal courts – the BC Human Rights Tribunal is getting in on the act, too.  Apparently, the Tribunal thinks that women who...

Guest post by Nicole Pichette Giving birth is something that a woman will remember for the rest of her life. Some women have positive birthing experiences: they feel supported and feel that their...

You know that the patriarchy is starting to slip when it needs pseudo-science to back it up. As reported in The Globe and Mail, recent studies from University of Texas and University of...

Written by Caity Goerke It seems like all we can talk about these days is Rob Ford. And yet, even with so much coverage, there is so little being said. At WAVAW, we are very aware of the variety of...