People educated in Australia of ‘a certain vintage’ have the pleasure of recalling the days when school sex education entailed a perky film about the family life of ducks and geese, followed by an obtuse talk from teachers about love…
Power to our future selves
Imagine being a 13 year old migrant girl for the day. Imagine how your 13 year old self might make sense of the 24/7 world of social media, schoolyard banter and popular culture, before the onset of adult cynicism and weariness. If…
60 seconds with Maria Osman
UN delegate and national living treasure What are you enjoying doing at the moment? Since leaving my role as a senior public servant last year I’ve been spending time reconnecting with grass roots women’s groups especially in remote communities as…
Supporting women's right to choose
MCWH is one of forty organisations that has signed on to an open letter to the Premier regarding abortion laws. Immigrant and refugee already face significant barriers to accessing sexual and reproductive health services and MCWH welcomes the government’s commitment…
Empowering multicultural women through health education
In the period of July – September an expert team of MCWH bilingual health educators facilitated our free health education program for state-wide female students of the Adult Migrant English Service (AMES) at the Multicultural Hub in the CBD. It…
‘Cultivating Culture, Unravelling Racism.’
Positioning, pitching and promoting a cultural training program Earlier this year MCWH was pleased to sponsor a group of highly motivated students from the University of Melbourne’s Graduate Certificate in Advanced Learning and Leadership program (GCALL). The GCALL program is…
The WRAP #36- Myths, migrant workers and 60 Seconds with Dr Nadia Chaves
As September comes to a close, we reflect on a month where the world stopped as we watched unprecedented numbers of refugees flee the Middle East to seek refuge in Europe. We were touched by the nations and people who…
Why myths can be dangerous to your health
Every culture has them. Stories, slogans and words that help to explain the often difficult, complex and challenging aspects of the world we live in. Our language is peppered with imagined explanations—‘jumping the queue’, ‘she was asking for it’ or…
Paying the price for our convenience
Behind the façade of convenience stores lies an inconvenient truth: it’s the store workers who are paying the price for our 24/7 appetite for bottled water, donuts, and slushy frozen treats. The recent expose of exploited 7-Eleven workers, many of…
60 seconds with Dr Nadia Chaves
Refugee Adult Health Fellow and classical music lover What are you enjoying doing at the moment? I am enjoying looking at all the Spring blossoms Best part of my job? Getting to meet all the passionate people who work in…