We need a health system that can effectively respond to the unique challenges faced by migrant and refugee women. A health system focussed on both prevention and equity will be the key to COVID recovery.
Category: WRAP (page 3)
The WRAP #91: Moving beyond R U OK? Day
When it comes to gender inequality, migrant and refugee women are overrepresented in casual and insecure employment, in industries such as aged care, manufacturing, hospitality, cleaning and retail.
The WRAP #91: 60 seconds Gracieuse Amah
An interview with Gracieuse Amah, a Creative Director, Dance Teacher, Performer and French Qualified Entertainment Lawyer about strength in diversity, love and positivity.
The WRAP #90: Reproductive autonomy, Building back better, 60 seconds with Saranya Pranav
Dear WRAP-pers, As we get closer to Spring – one day to go people! – the sunnier weather and the blossoms all help lend a hopeful air to the day. So this WRAP we’re going with the Spring feeling and…
The WRAP #90: Reproductive autonomy: a lesson in hope and intersectionality
The author, feminist and social activist bell hooks once said that if we only name a problem without a constructive focus then we take hope away. Sage advice when you think of all the issues the world is grappling with…
The WRAP #90: Building back better
This time last month Victoria reported a total 5,743 active cases of Coronavirus infections, one quarter of which was linked to aged care, food manufacturing and public housing estates, all settings in which migrant women and their communities live and…
The WRAP #90: 60 seconds with Saranya Pranav
What are you enjoying doing at the moment? I have been trying different recipes. Yes, I love cooking. It is part of our culture; it has nurtured our daily life. Trying different recipes has made cooking very interesting and I…
The WRAP #89: Community and belonging, listening to migrant women and 60 seconds with Lucia Li
Dear WRAP-pers, This month, we faced sharp a return to lockdown as transmissions in Victoria continued to increase by the day. Overnight, public housing towers were locked from any outdoor activity, while suburbs entered stage 3 restrictions without any timely…
The WRAP #89: Community and belonging
My name is Amona Hassab and I work as group work facilitator at a settlement service. I’m from a former refugee background. I was born in Egypt and my parents were born in Eritrea. My father passed away in the…
The WRAP #89: Listening to migrant women
The second wave of COVID-19 hit Melbourne suddenly and brutally this month, and this time, it is starkly apparent that migrant women and their communities have been one of the groups hardest hit. The second wave has been concentrated in…