Women’s Research and Resource Center

The CSUN Women’s Research and Resource Center (WRRC) is a warm, inviting, comfortable place for all CSUN students to learn, grow, hang out between classes, volunteer, or find resources and referrals for a variety of issues and challenges they may face. While the center specializes in issues and situations particular to women’s experiences, all gender identities are welcome to use and enjoy the space and resources. The WRRC provides a resource-lending library with more than 1,000 women’s studies and gender-based holdings.

In 2016, the center launched the WRRC Food and Toiletry Pantry, where students, faculty, staff and alumni can pick up free groceries and toiletries for the week. The WRRC runs two Wellness Vending Machines (WVM), which are the first of its kind in the CSU system. Items available in the WVM include emergency contraception pills, pads/tampons, condoms, lube, pregnancy tests, COVID tests, fentanyl test strips and ibuprofen/Tylenol. The WVM are located in the Sol Center, USU as well as Building 18 in Student Housing.

The WRRC is also responsible for four of the seven Lactation Space Accommodations on campus, including those located in Maple Hall 222, Santa Susana 104, Education Building 1110, as well as the Mamava Pod in Bayramian Hall.

Each semester, the WRRC offers a variety of meetings and special events, including guest speakers, film screenings, awareness rallies and more. The Women’s Research and Resource Center participates in a wide array of political and social campaigns and supports students in academic endeavors.