Dear MCWH partners and friends, As a leader in the health and community sector, you will be acutely aware of the impact of discrimination and inequity in people’s lives. Even though the Australian health system has been established to provide…
Challenging myths about culture and violence in migrant and refugee communities
A new resource to help challenge some of the negative ways that migrant and refugee communities are framed in discussions about violence against women.
Community Conversations: Talking about finding work in Australia
In 2020, HealthWest approached Multicultural Centre for Women’s Health (MCWH) along with Centre for Multicultural Youth (CMY), to work together on the Community Conversations project, to better understand and address economic inclusion, in the context of race-based discrimination and social…
Intersectionality resources to strengthen gender equality in the workplace
Some must read tips for how intersectionality helps us to understand and strengthen gender equality in the workplace!
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…
MCWH reads: Adele’s bedside stack
We love our books here at MCWH, and our Executive Director, Adele Murdolo has a great bedside stack! She’s currently reading: Bagheria by Dacia Maraini AM: I’m enjoying Maraini’s feminist memoir at the moment because it allows me to…
Sexual and reproductive health videos and fact sheets in Arabic, Traditional Chinese, Dari, Karen, Punjabi, Somali, Tamil, Vietnamese, Hakha Chin, Dari, Somali and Urdu
MCWH is very proud to have developed a suite of reproductive and sexual health education fact sheets and videos in partnership with Family Planning Victoria. The resources have been developed in 13 languages: Arabic, Traditional Chinese, Dari, Karen, Punjabi, Somali,…
Gambling awareness brochures in Assyrian, Dari, Hazaragi, Punjabi, Tamil and simple English
MCWH has worked in collaboration with community organisations in Victoria, project partners and the Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation to produce five new factsheets to raise awareness about gambling and potential harms related to gambling and gaming. “How does gambling affect…
Framing violence prevention in meaningful ways
In collaboration with Domestic Violence Resource Centre Victoria (DVRCV), MCWH developed a handy tip sheet for anyone working to prevent violence against women.
Intersectionality Matters: A new resource for preventing violence against women
Intersectionality Matters: A guide to engaging immigrant and refugee communities to prevent violence against women