The Women’s Health Services support the Victorian State Government’s leadership and commitment to women’s health and gender equality as part of its policy and reform agenda.
Our Newsletters
MCWH has two newsletters that we send to our supporters via our mailing list. Our monthly ‘WRAP’ news (which stands for Women’s Research, Advocacy and Policy) Our quarterly ‘AGENCY’ news to give you our latest reports, resources, campaigns, data and…
Submission to the Senate inquiry on universal access to reproductive healthcare
MCWH invites you to read and share our submission and recommendations to the Australian Senate Inquiry on Universal Access to Reproductive Healthcare.
The Too Hard Basket: Migrant women and the health system
MCWH Research Advocacy and Policy Officer Delaram Ansari spoke to SBS about the barriers that prevent migrant and refugee women from accessing culturally safe sexual and reproductive healthcare.
Media Release: Women’s Health Services call for the next Victorian Government to maintain momentum for Gender Equity
The Victorian Women’s Health Services, which includes Multicultural Centre for Women’s Health, have released their 2022 Victorian Election Platform.
Connecting Communities Project
Leaders of the Future: An eSafety Project
For young women of colour and gender diverse people of colour, online harassment has become so commonplace it sometimes feels like the air that we breathe. It is never your job to navigate hostile online spaces alone. Scroll down to…
Improving mental health among migrant and refugee women
We are excited to announce the launch of our new advocacy and research project, Building Bridges, which aims to strengthen mental health services for migrant and refugee women through direct participation of the community in the mental health reform process.
Policy Brief: Migrant and Refugee Women’s Perinatal Mental Health
Perinatal mental health conditions are common and can affect up to one in five mothers in Australia, including people from migrant and refugee backgrounds. Read our policy brief about this important issue.
Victorian Women are sick of small change: Underinvestment in women’s health increases illness and depression
Today CEOs of Victoria’s 12 women’s health services, along with Rainbow Health Australia, are calling for an immediate uplift in investment to secure the health and wellbeing of Victorian women, following the release of alarming data which shows Victorian women have gotten sicker, more anxious and depressed since the commencement of the COVID19 pandemic.