This national data report summarises the latest available data across a range of areas that impact on the sexual and reproductive health (SRH) of immigrant and refugee women. The data in this report has been obtained from a variety of…
Who cares for our carers?
Nurse, doctor, teacher, lawyer: professions many of us and, no doubt, our parents would have typically cited as the things ‘to be’ as a grown-up. But aged care worker? For many immigrant and refugee families, caring for the elderly isn’t something…
New international evidence on violence in immigrant and refugee communities
A review of international evidence published today has confirmed that migration helps make immigrant and refugee women more vulnerable to men’s violence against women. Violence occurs in all communities and cultures across Australia, but immigrant and refugee women face structural…
Research Project: Contraceptive Technologies and Reproductive Choice Among Immigrant Women
Last week researchers from Monash University conducted an interview training workshop with a group of MCWH bilingual health educators. Our bilingual health educators were trained to conduct research interviews for the Contraceptive Technologies and Reproductive Choice Among Immigrant Women Project. The research will…