If our recently launched Sexual and Reproductive Health Data Report and ‘Act Now’ paper makes one thing clear, it’s that despite the many changes, there is much more work to be done.
60 seconds with Kim Grosser
Kim Grosser is Communications Officer at MCWH. What are you enjoying doing at the moment? Since we’re in our sixth lockdown here in Victoria, I’m going to be a cliché and say that I’m enjoying the escapism of TV at…
Representation matters
Early next month the Federal Government’s virtual, live streamed Women’s Safety Summit will take place to address one of the most pressing issues in the country: violence against women and children. While we’re pleased to see that the Summit will…
Systemic barriers impacting migrant, refugee access to care amid deepening pandemic divides
Healthcare discrimination on the basis of citizenship, visa status, race, gender, disability and other intersectional factors is a global issue, magnified during the pandemic.
Free training opportunity for migrant women in the City of Whittlesea
Sign up for a free leadership program for migrant and refugee women in the City of Whittlesea!
Investing in migrant women’s mental health
Recently, the Victorian government announced that it would invest a record $3.8 billion dollars to help reform Victoria’s ‘broken’ mental health system. This was good news for many who have long been advocating for more support. Among its many findings, the…
Project Category: Preventing Violence
Women’s Health Services Capacity Building Project
Consent is more complex than milkshakes
By now, most of us have heard about or seen the Department of Education’s controversial milkshake consent video. Here are our thoughts on consent.
When non-racist language is not enough
In this moment, when many of our families, friends and communities are hurting, we cannot give up the fight against racism and sexism in all domains of our lives.
Sex-selective abortion bans: reading the fine print
Achieving reproductive justice requires intersectional thinking: we should always consider how sexual and reproductive justice intersects with other issues such as systemic racism.