We are pleased to present the MCWH Annual Report 2022 – 23: Strengthening migrant women’s health and wellbeing for 45 years.
MCWH have a new Strategic Plan 2022-2026
We are excited to share our Strategic Plan with you!
Workshop on intersectionality and the prevention of violence against women
On the 10th June 2015, MCWH held a training workshop aimed to introduce and explore ideas around intersectionality, power and privilege. Participants came from a diverse network of women’s health services across Victoria, some travelling from as far as the Grampians and…
The WRAP #32: Exploitation of migrant workers, defining violence and 60 seconds with Zubaidah Shaburdin
Hi WRAPpers! Hope this issue finds you well! There has been a lot of talk about violence against women lately, in the home, in the workplace and on the street. One the one hand, we couldn’t be happier that such…
From labour market to supermarket
We often hear about immigration being good for the labour market. But as with most economic ‘facts’ and arguments, the benefits often obscure the human cost. A recent survey showed that 80% of Australians view immigrants as being good for…
Thinking more broadly about violence
Women are always teaching us new things, as long as we take the opportunity to listen. And as bell hooks has reminded us, we need to listen closely to the concrete reality of the marginalised in order to imagine a…
60 seconds with Zubaidah Shaburdin
MCWH’s new NETFA Project Officer, and diving enthusiast What are you enjoying doing at the moment? Learning and working on the MCWH NETFA (National Education Toolkit on FGM/C Awareness) Project. After recently completing my dissertation I’m very excited to jump…
Submission to the Royal Commission into Family Violence (2015)
Violence against women occurs in all Victorian communities and across all cultures. There are clear differences in the way that violence is enacted across cultures and social contexts, but no one immigrant/refugee community or culture is any more violent than…