With the recognition of same sex marriage, we’re so happy to see that as we farewell 2017 we are leaving behind a significant form of discrimination against LGBTIQ people.
Self-care during the silly season
It’s that time of year when we wish many of our friends, family and colleagues a safe and happy summer break. Often the safety risks we have in mind are about taking care travelling or not running around the swimming…
60 seconds with Hope Mathumbu
New motorist, twitter enthusiast and MCWH Project Officer What are you enjoying doing at the moment? I am enjoying a series of free exercise classes being offered by the Maribyrnong City Council’s Spring into Summer series. I decided to challenge…
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
The WRAP #60: Getting a head start on prevention, Beyond the baby blues and 60 seconds with Rani Pramesti
The global and important 16 Days of Activism campaign has come around again – a time to raise our voices against violence against women and girls in all its forms. It’s Day 3 already and we are going orange with…
Getting a head start on prevention
Preventing violence against women is a long-term endeavour. It requires deep cultural change in the way that we, as a community, practice our gendered interpersonal, family, workplace and social relationships. Alongside that cultural change, it means building women’s equality into…
Beyond the baby blues: Submission to the Victorian Family and Community Development Committee Public Inquiry into Perinatal Services
On the one hand, motherhood may seem like one of the most natural things in the world. On the other, it all seems like hard work when the popular benchmarks for motherhood success are ‘yummy mummies’, backyard blitz homes and…
60 seconds with Rani Pramesti
Performance maker, intercultural producer and advocate for diversity in the arts What are you enjoying doing at the moment? Collaborating with an illustrator to adapt my previous performance work, Chinese Whispers, into a digital graphic novel. What is the best…
Submission to the Victorian Family and Community Development Committee Public Inquiry into Perinatal Services
This submission has been developed by the Multicultural Centre for Women’s Health (MCWH), the national voice for immigrant and refugee women’s health and wellbeing. The term ‘immigrant and refugee’ refers to people who have migrated from overseas, and their children.…
The WRAP #58: Promoting positive media, collective leadership and 60 seconds with Lisha Constantino-Murphy
Last month we wrote about the possibility of a poll on same-sex marriage and this month, as we all know, it’s a reality. If you’d like to read or share our take on same-sex marriage click here. If you’re looking…