Welcome!

Vancouver Status of Women is a 39 year-old organization that works with women to ensure our full participation in the social, political and economic life of our communities in the profound belief that women's self-determination is a crucial step towards a just and responsible society. Our activities include:
  • Developing resource materials;
  • Research;
  • Public education programs;
  • Outreach and information referral services to individual women & other organizations;
  • Initiating, facilitating & participating in social justice networks & coalitions;
  • Engaging in feminist community building.

For more information see About VSW

What's New at VSW

Read our statement in honour of the 100th anniversary of International Women's Day, March 8th, 2011.

Vancouver Status of Women has recently faced serious funding cuts. The current staff and coordinating collective are evaluating the situation and trying to understand what the organization's next steps should be. We would be grateful for your feedback on what priorities to focus on as we try to steer VSW through very difficult times.

If you could take 10 minutes to fill out this Survey it would be greatly appreciated.

Check out our most recent Annual Report (2009/2010).

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Leadership Empowerment Activism Program (LEAP)

LEAP is an 18-month training program that offers training, mentorship and support for women who face multiple systemic barriers because of aspects of their identity (i.e. race, ethnicity, class, sexual and gender identity) in:

  • anti-oppression
  • community organizing
  • transformative leadership
  • popular education
  • creative expression
  • group facilitation

For more information check out the Program Details.

VSW thanks Status of Women Canada for providing the funding for the three year Leadership Empowerment Activism Program (LEAP).

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The updated 2011 Single Mothers' Resource Guide is now available online!

 

For information about ordering copies please call us at 604-255-6554 or email womencentre@vsw.ca.

2652 East Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC V5K 1Z6
Phone:
604-255-6554 Fax: 604-255-7508 Email: womencentre@vsw.ca