What a difference a month makes. For all of us, the world we live in, the way we spend each day, the conversations we are having and how we are having them, have all changed rapidly and will continue to…
It’s time for true universal healthcare
Remember to take precautions against COVID-19 with this catchy Vietnamese song In a health crisis, disadvantage and discrimination don’t disappear. In fact, there is ample evidence to suggest that social, economic and health inequities intensify and deepen. For migrant women,…
Physical distance, social solidarity
MCWH staff members staying connected while working from home In the past few weeks, we have seen sweeping changes and widespread expressions of fear across Australia and the globe. Panic buying, the closure of restaurants and places of worship, racist…
60 Seconds with Alejandra Pineda, PVAW Project Officer
Alejandra Pineda is a Prevention of Violence Against Women Project Officer at MCWH What is the best part of your day? I enjoy the ritual of drinking my very first cup of coffee at home, while reading the news and…
MCWH service changes until June: a response to COVID-19
At Multicultural Centre for Women’s Health, we’re aware that the COVID-19 outbreak has serious impacts on the health and wellbeing of migrant and refugee women, including our participants and staff. To best respond to this situation, we’re changing the way…
WRAP: International Women’s Day 2020 edition
Happy International Women’s Day (IWD)! This year’s theme #GenerationEquality brings together women’s rights activists for gender equality. We’re thrilled to be part of this campaign and have been hosting #IWDMCWH events across Victoria with women in the community. Our week-long…
Advancing the Evidence on Reproductive Choice
Advancing the Evidence on reproductive choice It is 1961. You are 23 years old, fresh-faced and having finally arrived, relieved. You step off a passenger ship and Melbourne’s port greets you with a chilly June day. There is activity all…
WRAP #84: Migrant women’s health in rural and regional areas, NETFA FGM/C campaign, 60 seconds with Arundathi Lekshmi
Welcome back to our first WRAP for the year! And the eve of our National Conference! We won’t sleep from the excitement! For many of us, the excitement a new decade brings has been overshadowed somewhat by some national and…
One step forward, two steps back for women’s reproductive health rights
Just when we thought that we womb-havers were finally gaining control of our bodies when it came to our reproductive health (abortion is now decriminalised in all Australian States and Territories and there are laws setting up safe access zones…
Why health professionals are key in ending Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting in Australia
Join our campaign at www.netfa.com.au Often when the subject of female circumcision, or female genital mutlilation/cutting comes up in conversation, the questions turn to what the community can do to prevent it. While there is no doubt that the solutions…