The WRAP Newsletter
The WRAP is MCWH's monthly newsletter and stands for Women's Research Advocacy & Policy.
Each month, we publish an in-depth article examining a current issue affecting migrant and refugee women and gender-diverse people in Australia. Drawing on our intersectional research lens, we unpack the systems and structures shaping these issues, offering insight, context and analysis to deepen understanding and inform action.
You can explore a selection of articles, or subscribe to receive The WRAP each month and stay informed on the issues that matter most.
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What do we lose if scapegoating migrant women wins?
From 16th century witch-trials, to Donald Trump’s anti-migrant campaigns, political players have often found scapegoating to be an expedient strategy for deflecting responsibility and winning votes. In Australia, we see this play out at almost every election. But just as defiant…
Taking up our own fight: how migrant women are tackling workplace harassment
For years now, migrant and refugee women have taken up their own fights by drawing attention to the underlying patriarchy that enables the objectification, vilification and sexual violence of women in the workplace. Before Brittany Higgins’ precedent-setting case, Dhanya Mani,…
Is Medicare the universal system it claims to be?
The cornerstone of public healthcare in Australia, the Medicare Benefits Scheme (MBS), celebrates its 40th anniversary this year. There is no doubt the Medicare system has advanced access to healthcare for countless Australians. However, while it continues to discriminate based…
Deeds not words: Men’s role in violence prevention
Australia’s National Plan to End Violence Against Women and Children has a bold ambition: to eliminate gendered violence within a generation. It is clear that the primary prevention of gendered violence is key to the achievement of that ambition. There have been…
Whose lives are grievable?
In the 10 years since the Royal Commission into Family Violence was established, we have repeatedly heard phrases like, ‘national crisis’, ‘shockingly high rates of murder,’ and ‘the epidemic of violence against women’. The recent string of violent incidents has reignited…
Who has the right to rest, recover and heal?
As of June 30, the Victorian government’s Sick Pay Guarantee scheme will be over, ending a program which financially supported over 75,000 casual and contract workers to access necessary leave in order to rest, recover and care for others. The Australian-first initiative…
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