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Making the Links Podcast: Episode 4

In Episode 4, Vahideh speaks with Sami Fox, who shares her first hand understanding of the barriers that migrant and refugee women living in regional areas who are experiencing violence.

Women’s health CEOs demand gender-specific mental health funding

Excerpt from the Age By Wendy Tuohy Accessed on 10 May 2021 “As women across Victoria experience high levels of depression and anxiety, chief executives from the state’s 12 women’s health services will call on Treasurer Tim Pallas to include…

WRAP #96

The WRAP #96: That consent video, the value of a dollar (or 68 cents) and 60 seconds with Fay Xu

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Valuing migrant women’s health

In the area of health, equitable funding for women’s health services, which keeps up with population growth, is long overdue. Over time, funding for the women’s health program in Victoria has eroded from $4 per woman to $2 per Victorian woman today. When it comes to the million migrant women living in Victoria, the amount MCWH receives in funding is a very inadequate 68c per woman.

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Consent is more complex than milkshakes

By now, most of us have heard about or seen the Department of Education’s controversial milkshake consent video. Here are our thoughts on consent.

60 seconds with Fay Xu

We loved talking with Fay Xu, our new Training Support Officer for the WomHen Project at MCWH.

Making the Links Podcast: Episode 3

In this episode, Vahideh and Anu Krishnan address some assumptions that mainstream family violence services can overcome to build stronger links with migrant women.

Grace, like most women, has been harassed on the street. But her abuse is also racist

SBS News Accessed 16 April 2021 By Fernanda Fain-Binda Excerpt: It’s Not a Compliment also wants to draw attention to the increase in racialised harassment, particularly since the COVID-19 pandemic. Maria Hach, senior research and advocacy officer at the Multicultural…

Making the Links Podcast: Episode 2

In Episode 2, Vahideh speaks with Rodney Vlais on the importance of looking at patriarchal structures in violence against women.

What needs to change in Australia’s handling of violence against women?

Radio segment Radio National Breakfast with Cathy Van Extel After months of allegations of assault, rape and demeaning and sexualised attacks on women, there are hopes a new cabinet taskforce will tackle the root causes of these problems, including reforming…

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