WRAP - Multicultural Centre For Women's Health

Temporary or permanent, migrant work needs lasting change

Earlier this year, CEDA reported that skilled migrants on temporary working visas have been an “overwhelming net positive” for the economy, with no negative impact on the income or employment rate of workers born in Australia. Yet for migrants themselves,…

60 Seconds with Kathy Nguyen

Kathy Nguyen is the Operations Manager at Multicultural Centre for Women’s Health If you had a magic wand, what would you use it for? I would change the world so that people have positive attitudes about differences. I think this…

WRAP #81: Putting faith in gender equality, sexual and reproductive health, 60 Seconds with Gagan Kaur Cheema

Things are heating up around here with Diwali at our doorstep, the 16 Days of Activism on the horizon, and the promise of a short sprint to the end of the year. So it’s the perfect time to start this…

Putting faith in gender equality

This month, Victoria is set to hold the biggest celebration outside of India, to mark the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak, the first guru and founder of Sikhism. In fact, the celebrations have already started, and if you know…

Migrant women’s health in migrant women’s hands

The Australian health system is often described as excellent and, compared globally, we have to agree. However, that doesn’t mean that there aren’t still inequities, and we’ve noticed that there is often a different system for different people, depending on who they are or where they…

60 seconds with Gagan Kaur Cheema

Among many other things, Gagan is a brilliant Bilingual Health Educator (Punjabi and Hindi) at MCWH What are you enjoying doing at the moment? This year I have been committed to taking care of my physical and spiritual health more…

60 Seconds With Jacqueline Wong

Founder, The Swim Project This month, we’re chatting with Jacqueline Wong, the founder of The Swim Project, a social enterprise with the vision to empower, educate and support young adults from multicultural backgrounds to learn to swim and increase their awareness…

The spirit of partnership & collaboration

The spirit of partnership & collaboration At this time of the year, many of us are lucky enough to take a few days away from our regular routines to spend time with our loved ones. We try to make the…

The most generous gift of all

This time of year is a perfect time to think about giving. As The Charities Aid Foundation World Giving Index 2017 shows, Australia is a generous nation: even if we have slipped from being in the top five most giving…

60 seconds with Dr Lilac Limpangog

Academic, mother and MCWH RAP Manager Lilac is a gender equality advocate and advisor, university lecturer, Philippines cross- cultural trainer, and a devoted mother of two school-aged kids. She is passionate about promoting women’s rights in all domains of her…

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