St. John’s Status Of Women Council

The St. John’s Status of Women Council/Women’s Centre envisions equality and justice for all.

Our Mission

The St. John’s Status of Women Council/Women’s Centre is a feminist organization that since 1972 is continually working to achieve equality and justice through political activism, community collaboration and the creation of a safe and inclusive space for all women and gender-diverse people in the St. John’s area.

We carry out our mission through the following activities:

• The creation of a healthy work environment for staff, volunteers, students and board members.
• The provision of public education and awareness on the status of women and gender-diverse people in the St. John’s area through political activism, written reports, the media and public events.
• The creation and maintenance of safe and supportive housing for women and gender-diverse people.
• The provision of responsive individual system navigation, support and group programming for women and gender-diverse people.
• The operation of a sex worker advocacy program.
• The mentoring of community agencies sharing a common vision regarding such things as governance, structure, writing support letters, event planning, and shared fund raising and proposal writing activities.