We often hear about immigration being good for the labour market. But as with most economic ‘facts’ and arguments, the benefits often obscure the human cost. A recent survey showed that 80% of Australians view immigrants as being good for…
Thinking more broadly about violence
Women are always teaching us new things, as long as we take the opportunity to listen. And as bell hooks has reminded us, we need to listen closely to the concrete reality of the marginalised in order to imagine a…
60 seconds with Zubaidah Shaburdin
MCWH’s new NETFA Project Officer, and diving enthusiast What are you enjoying doing at the moment? Learning and working on the MCWH NETFA (National Education Toolkit on FGM/C Awareness) Project. After recently completing my dissertation I’m very excited to jump…
The WRAP #31: Labours of Love, Friends in Need and 60 seconds with Luisa Salvo
Aren’t mothers wonderful? It’s not really a question, but sometimes it’s good to think about mothers and how much they have given us, how unconditionally they have supported us and what an incredible effort it is to raise a child.…
A labour of love
For any woman who has given birth, it would come as no surprise that ‘giving birth’ is also aptly referred to as ‘being in labour’. It’s quite a clever alternative expression when you come to think of it. The word…
No pressure in this peer group
Imagine you have a problem that is taking over your life. You’re having trouble concentrating, you don’t sleep well and you don’t know what to do about it … it’s damaging your mental and physical health. Even worse, imagine that…
60 seconds with Luisa Salvo
Multicultural Champion and trainee marathon runner What are you enjoying doing at the moment? I have recently changed from working fulltime to part time and I’m loving it. I am really enjoying spending time with my children. I have also…
'Dealing with it myself': A new project to support working carers
MCWH has been funded by the Commonwealth Department of Social Services for an important new initiative focusing on people from an immigrant or refugee background who are in paid employment at the same time as informally caring for a family…
Celebrating International Women's Week
Emerging from the activism of immigrant and refugee women workers, International Women’s Day has become a special day for women around the world. This year, MCWH has joined with all the Victorian Women’s Health services to celebrate the entire week…
The WRAP #29: Celebrating diversity, one voice and 60 seconds with Monique Hameed
Laurence and Annie/flickr Happy new year WRAP readers! True, it is the end of February, but Chinese New Year has come around in perfect time for us to legitimately begin our first WRAP for the year by wishing you health…