Download ‘Making the Links Best Practice Guide’ as a pdf here Download ‘Making the Links Best Practice Guide’ as a word document here While mainstream family and domestic violence and sexual assault services have made significant strides in supporting migrant…
Now Hiring: Health Education Manager (Closed)
Multicultural Centre for Women’s Health (MCWH) is currently hiring for a Health Education Manager. This role is a full-time role scheduled for a 2 year appointment and is remunerated at SCHADS Award Level 7. MCWH is a hybrid office. The…
Working Together: Safe and Healthy Families
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…
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…
Let’s talk about reproductive coercion
We wrap up Sexual and Reproductive Health Week this month on a hopeful note for change, with the recent establishment of a Senate inquiry into abortion access in Australia. The inquiry will investigate what needs to be done to ease…
Looking beyond ‘culture’ to understand health inequity
Since the election, there has been a lot of talk about women in politics, especially women from migrant communities as a new wave of culturally diverse politicians enter Parliament. We are so excited to see this representation because it’s of…
The Problem with Harmony Day
While the rest of the world refers to 21st March as the International Day for the Elimination of Racism, here in Australia, it is known as Harmony Day. It is the date that kicks off Harmony Week, which is all…
It’s not too late: Climate change and gender equality
As rain continues to fall and flood waters continue to rise, bringing devastation to so many homes and families across the country, the theme of this year’s International Women’s Day feels particularly timely. “Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow”…