Congratulations to our PACE Graduates and thanks to Maribyrnong City Council It’s not very often we get the opportunity to recognise and honour migrant women for their leadership, and not for want of trying. While we are not afraid to…
Temporary or permanent, migrant work needs lasting change
Earlier this year, CEDA reported that skilled migrants on temporary working visas have been an “overwhelming net positive” for the economy, with no negative impact on the income or employment rate of workers born in Australia. Yet for migrants themselves,…
60 Seconds with Kathy Nguyen
Kathy Nguyen is the Operations Manager at Multicultural Centre for Women’s Health If you had a magic wand, what would you use it for? I would change the world so that people have positive attitudes about differences. I think this…
WRAP #81: Putting faith in gender equality, sexual and reproductive health, 60 Seconds with Gagan Kaur Cheema
Things are heating up around here with Diwali at our doorstep, the 16 Days of Activism on the horizon, and the promise of a short sprint to the end of the year. So it’s the perfect time to start this…
Putting faith in gender equality
This month, Victoria is set to hold the biggest celebration outside of India, to mark the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak, the first guru and founder of Sikhism. In fact, the celebrations have already started, and if you know…
Migrant women’s health in migrant women’s hands
The Australian health system is often described as excellent and, compared globally, we have to agree. However, that doesn’t mean that there aren’t still inequities, and we’ve noticed that there is often a different system for different people, depending on who they are or where they…
60 seconds with Gagan Kaur Cheema
Among many other things, Gagan is a brilliant Bilingual Health Educator (Punjabi and Hindi) at MCWH What are you enjoying doing at the moment? This year I have been committed to taking care of my physical and spiritual health more…