News & Updates

Dedicated, Talented, Caring Women These are just a few of the words that describe our volunteers. April 21-27 is National Volunteer Week and we’re taking this opportunity to honour our brilliant,...

Rape Culture is Real—And Yes, We’ve Had Enough In 2012 a group calling itself Vancouver MRA (Men’s Rights Activists) plastered our fair city with hundreds of posters. Oh, the bottomless, slimy...

Aboriginal Family Counsellor WAVAW Rape Crisis Centre is seeking two Aboriginal Family Counsellors who are committed to a Feminist Anti-Oppression approach to their work.  We encourage Aboriginal,...

On International Women’s Day 2013, WAVAW has a lot to celebrate:  three decades of hard-won achievements in the struggle to create a society where all women are free from violence. To commemorate a...

Our response to the negative and hateful comments towards Maggie and the photographer, Sara Naomi Lewkowicz, in the project "Photographer as Witness: A Portrait of Domestic Violence" Domestic...

We believe that an end to violence against women and gender inequality is possible. Over the past two decades, reports and plans have filled bookshelves, filing cabinets and hard drives. These...

As of January 24, 2013, women are now legally able to serve in combat positions in the U.S. army. While many of us celebrate this change with a cry of, “Finally!” there are many people who oppose...