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Improving our approach to community-led prevention guide

Download the Community Connections Community-led Prevention Guide As part of the Connecting Communities Project, The Multicultural Centre for Women’s Health and Safe and Equal have partnered to develop a short guide Improving our approach to community-led prevention, designed for primary…

Best practice guide for migrant and refugee inclusive disaster preparedness, response, and recovery

Download a PDF version of the MIDiRR Best Practice Guide Download a Word version of the MIDiRR Best Practice Guide MCWH has published a best practice guide for migrant and refugee inclusive disaster preparedness, response and recovery. The guide was…

Joint Media Release: Culturally-sensitive resources launched to address unacceptably high stillbirth rates

First Nations women as well as migrant and refugee women from communities disproportionately impacted by stillbirth have been involved in co-designing new culturally appropriate pregnancy resources, to save the lives of babies in their own communities. Stillbirth rates in…

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Budget Bid 2024/25: Moving Ahead Together

MCWH is calling for meaningful investment in migrant and refugee women’s health and wellbeing in the next Victorian Budget.

Negotiating belonging the workplace: a steep cliff for migrant women to climb

We have known for some time that migrant and refugee women face the glass ceiling when they strive to advance in the workplace, but by looking up at the ceiling are we distracted from another more imminent peril: the risk…

Safety before sales: prioritising international student wellbeing

Australia is a highly sought out study destination for international students, having attracted more than 200,000 enrolments over the last year. International education is often described as one of Australia’s biggest exports and international students, a commodity. It is often…

Don’t rely on our resilience. We want equitable mental health care!

In recent years, mental health and wellbeing has been catapulted into public consciousness and the policy spotlight at all levels of government. Reports such as the Productivity Commission’s Mental Health Inquiry Report and the findings of the Royal Commission into…

Making gains in pelvic pain

Underdiagnosed and potentially debilitating – pelvic pain effects women across their life course, impacting their ability to participate in education, employment, exercise and recreational activities. Most commonly associated with menstrual periods, though it can be exacerbated by a range of medical…

Solidarity speaks louder: our thoughts on the Voice referendum

The Uluru Statement is a generous invitation to the Australian community to act in solidarity with First Nations people. Based on a comprehensive, nationwide regional consultation process, the Uluru Statement starts with the principle of First Nations’ continuing sovereignty and…

Kicking goals for gender inclusive sport

The Women’s World Cup took Australia by storm this month, breaking ratings and attendance records, winning hearts across the nation and changing the game for women in this country, forever. There were a lot of firsts. Morocco became the first…

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