Not three years ago, our bilingual educators visited the Langham Hotel to run health education sessions with the many migrant women who work there behind the scenes and are essential to the hotel’s operation. Last week we made sure that migrant women were centre stage, by celebrating in style with a Gala in the Langham’s …
Excerpted from MCWH Board Chair Dr. Tamara Kwarteng’s Gala speech “MCWH started in 1978 as a solution to a serious problem. Migrant women at the time did not have access to information and education about their contraceptive and other reproductive health options. In response, MCWH developed an innovative program that trained up peer educators to …
This year we have been featuring women who reflect on the past and the future for themselves and others as migrant women living in Australia. This WRAP we have the privilege to publish part of Michelle Law’s moving key note speech at this year’s Gala event. Migrant women matter, they’ve always mattered, and in the …
We are exactly a month away from our very special Gala night to celebrate 40 years of migrant women’s health in migrant women’s hands. It’s going to be decadent and we hope you can join us, not only to raise your glasses to four decades of migrant women’s work but also to raise some money …
In the wake of renewed calls for gender quotas in Australian parliament, and awkward questions about whether the Liberal party has a “problem” with women, who among us wasn’t inspired to see 9-year old Harper Nielsen’s unambiguous leadership in raising awareness about Aboriginal sovereignty and protesting the institutionalised racism expressed in Australia’s national anthem. It’s …
It’s often said that knowledge is power and when it comes to women’s health, having accurate information about the issues and options is essential for women to make informed decisions. Often, when we hear the words ‘informed choice’, the conversation is about family planning: issues like abortion, contraception and childbirth. Less talked about is another …
The headliner for our 40th Anniversary Gala has a lot to say, and aims to listen ‘Native Tongue’ was a big hit for you earlier this year, can you tell us about the inspiration behind the song? In a very personal sense, this song is about longing for connection to culture and the desire to …
For many of us, this month has been tough. With the onslaught of subtle and unsubtle hatred and violence directed against people from migrant backgrounds in our parliament, on our television sets, in our newspapers and on the streets, you’d expect us to have something to say about it. But truthfully, we’ve already heard a …
As we head into Women’s Health Week for 2018, it’s timely to think about those aspects of women’s lives that could change in order to improve our health and wellbeing. Many of us could do with a little more fresh air and exercise, and perhaps we could cut down on our saturated fats. The benefits …
Anyone who works in the area of prevention knows how hard it is to prove the link between that small change we could make today and the gigantic impact that change could make in a month, a year, a decade or even a lifetime. Emergency procedures seem tedious until there’s a real emergency. Wearing sunscreen …
