Evidence shows that those hardest hit by the pandemic have been women and migrant workers. We need migration policy reforms to fight against unemployment, casualisation.
Author: Mi Nguyen (page 3)
The light at the end
We have definitely made some great moves in the right direction, but there is still more to do. We can see the light at the end of the tunnel now, and we’re working to make sure it shines just as brightly for migrant women.
60 seconds with Bibiana Huggins
Bibiana Huggins is our newest Training Team member.
Government considers collecting language background data at COVID testing
Collecting data about the languages people speak at COVID testing can help us understand which sections of our community need additional information or support about the virus.
A move toward equity and wellbeing for migrant women
Multicultural Centre for Women’s Health applauds the Victorian 2020/21 budget, which provides substantial moves toward an equitable recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Building back better: An intersectional feminist approach to COVID-19 recovery
COVID-19 has laid bare the health, social and economic inequities between us, but it has also made us see how connected we all are. Recovery must build on those connections, strengthen them and deepen them, constructing the future on a solid foundation.
COVID-19: Systemic barriers continue to impact on migrant women’s access to information
Dr Adele Murdolo joins ABC News Breakfast for an interview about migrant women’s experiences in accessing COVID-19 information.
Doctors fear COVID communication barriers in Melbourne’s north
Dr Adele Murdolo joins AM – ABC radio to talk about the systemic barriers migrant women are facing in accessing COVID-19 information.
Settlement Guide: The impact of COVID-19 on gambling behaviour
People from migrant and refugee backgrounds tend to gamble less than the overall population. However, the rate of gambling for some communities is said to be around five times greater than the wider community.
The WRAP #91: prevention as incentive, moving beyond R U OK? Day and 60 seconds with Gracieuse Amah
Our October issue features articles about the importance in prevention for COVID-19 recovery, migrant women’s health and an interview with Gracieuse Amah.