Vahideh Eisaei is our Making the Links Project Officer, an accomplished musician and about to go on maternity leave What are you enjoying doing at the moment?I am spending each day thinking and longing to see my child! Being so…
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WRAP #82: Women’s leadership, workplace equality, 60 Seconds with Kathy Nguyen
Today marks Day Two of the 16-Days of Activism against Gender Based Violence. It’s an international campaign and here in Australia, there are so many great events running to get you active on this important issue, including MCWH’s Workplace Equality…
Migrant women leading the way to equality
Congratulations to our PACE Graduates and thanks to Maribyrnong City Council It’s not very often we get the opportunity to recognise and honour migrant women for their leadership, and not for want of trying. While we are not afraid to…
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…