A community resource for women and girls who have experienced Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting
Sexual Health and FGM/C: A guide for health workers
A practical guide for health workers to better understand and respond to the sexual health needs of women and girls affected by Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C).
Pre-Budget Submission 2026/27: Sustaining Impact
Investing in migrant and refugee women’s health equity, safety and leadership is essential for gender equality and healthier communities, systems and economies.
[CLOSED] Now Hiring: Communications Officer
Multicultural Centre for Women’s Health (MCWH) is a national, community-based organisation which is led by and for women from migrant and refugee backgrounds. We advocate and educate to strengthen the health, safety and leadership of migrant and refugee women and…
Health in My Language Advocacy Paper: A Vision for Equity and Community-Led Health Education
The HIML Advocacy Paper highlights why BHEs are essential to Australia’s health system.
Short funding for gendered violence prevention has long consequences
What does it take to prevent gender-based violence against migrant and refugee women? It’s a big question. But in Australia over the last 10 years, there have already been over 100 projects working to tackle this question, many led by migrant and…
Protest, persistence, recognition and resistance
Around the world, women of colour, migrant and refugee women, and women in the global south, have played vital roles in movements for peace, freedom, and equality. But in a patriarchal and racially unequal world, these women’s contributions are often overlooked,…
What bilingual health education makes possible
Over three years, the Health in My Language program has delivered in-language health education to over 60,000 people, in every state and territory, through a skilled workforce of migrant and refugee women health educators. Over this time, educators all over the country…
Reproductive justice: a right, not a product.
Last month, the Australian government made a change to the Overseas Students Health Care (OSHC) Deed that will improve access to reproductive healthcare for thousands in Australia. After over a decade of strong advocacy from international student groups and women’s health organisations…
Migrant women’s health in a digital world
Does the idea of being without your mobile phone make you anxious? The experience is so common that ‘nomophobia’ (the fear of being without one’s mobile phone) has been recognised as a psychological condition, which is estimated to impact 99 per…