We think immigrant and refugee women are generally pretty amazing, so it’s never really a surprise to see them succeed, even when the pathway to success has not been smooth. This week MCWH was privileged to complete a wonderful journey…
The WRAP #19 : Name-calling, working hard and 60 seconds with Dolly Atchia
Naming things is complicated. On the one hand, it shouldn’t really matter. A rose by any other name would smell as sweet, they say. And as many of our parents told us, after finding us in tears after school, it…
Media Release: International seminar highlights invisibility of abortion as a federal election issue
Variation in abortion law among the states is not the only issue at stake for women in Australia. Today MCWH will host a visit by Dr Anu Kumar, Executive Vice-President of Ipas, a global nongovernment organisation dedicated to ending preventable…
Continuing the Discussion about Feminism
3CR Community Radio has recently broadcast parts of our March seminar ‘Does feminism speak for all women?’ The national women’s current affairs program, Women on the Line, featured discussions from all three of our speakers: Durkhanai Ayubi, a Senior Policy…
Launch of the Bbkayi Report
Bbkayi means Baby plus two in Cantonese. It’s the title of a report which outlines the enablers and barriers for Chinese women in the City of Whitehorse to access antenatal, maternal and parent support. The study found that family and…
Invitation to Public Forum: 'Does Feminism Speak for All Women?'
Feminism is making a comeback. In Australia, feminism is increasingly becoming a part of pop culture, politics, and a dominant topic in the world of social media. Internationally, struggles by women all over the world are adding to the significance…
The WRAP: International Women’s Day Edition
International Women’s Day! March 8 is a special day for women all over the world. It’s a day to celebrate women in all their political, cultural, generational, spiritual, physical, and economic variety which is quite a lot of celebrating, so…
Common Threads Report and Best Practice Guide Launched by Maria Vamvakinou
On 4 December the Federal Member for Calwell, Maria Vamvakinou MP, launched the MCWH Common Threads Report and Best Practice Guide in Melbourne. Vamvakinou launched the publications on behalf of the Minister for Health Tanya Plibersek, and spoke passionately about…
Tasmanian Immigrant and Refugee Women’s Advocacy Project Report
A new report funded by the Tasmanian Department of Health and Human Services has been published as part of the national Points of Departure project initiated by MCWH. The Tasmanian Project aimed to further increase advocacy skills through workshops with…