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Media release: Towards a Gender Equal Recovery: Jobs for Migrant and Refugee Women

A consortia of 12 Women’s Health Services and Gender Equity Victoria (GEN VIC) have employed 50 migrant and refugee women to form a rapid response workforce to train women to disseminate COVID-19 information and deliver multilingual women’s health education in…

New multilingual resources promoting respect within migrant and refugee communities

New multilingual resources about respect for 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence 2020.

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.

È essenziale la diffusione di informazioni multilingue, non solo in inglese

By Il Globo Editorial Team Accessed: 6 August 2020 È essenziale la diffusione di informazioni multilingue, non solo in inglese. Dalla disoccupazione agli alloggi, dall’isolamento sociale alle violenze familiari. Featuring MCWH Executive Director, Dr Adele Murdolo

Media release: 1 week, 1337 calls to migrants in public housing towers

July 2020 From unemployment to housing, and increased social isolation to family violence, COVID-19 has affected the lives of migrant women in Australia. And yet, they have fewer opportunities to access culturally appropriate information and services in their own language.…

It’s time to listen to migrant women

A message from the Multicultural Centre for Women’s Health Executive Director MCWH is extremely concerned about the health and wellbeing of migrant communities, particularly migrant women in the 11 ‘hot zone’ suburbs under Stage 3 restrictions, and public housing towers…

Refugee Week

14 – 20 June is Refugee Week. There is a lot to learn about refugee experiences and many opportunities to show your support of refugee rights. We’re put together a small collection of resources for you: Refugee stories The Messenger…

Key Contacts in Migrant Women’s Prevention of Violence resource

For decades, migrant women have been preventing and responding to violence in migrant communities, fostering women’s leadership and holding men accountable to gender equality work. Yet, much of these efforts have been under-represented and under-funded. We are therefore so thrilled…

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…

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