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Negotiating Discourses of Shame, Secrecy and Silence

Publisher: Australian Research Council and Western Sydney University, Community Migrant Resource Centre, FP NSW, and Centre for the study of gender, social in equities and mental health.   January 2017

Status – CURRENT

Identifying migrant and refugee women’s experiences and constructs of sexual embodiment are essential for understanding sexual subjectivity and provision of culturally safe sexual health information

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Sexual and Reproductive Health of Migrant and Refugee Women

Publisher: Australian Research Council and Western Sydney University, Community Migrant Resource Centre, FP NSW, and Centre for the study of gender, social in equities and mental health.

Status – April 2017

The research examines how sexual and reproductive health is experienced and understood by recent migrant and refugee women, living in Sydney and Vancouver Canada.

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Key issues in working with men from immigrant and refugee communities in preventing violence against women

Publisher: White Ribbon Research Series Dr Adele Murdolo and Dr Regina Quiazon May 2016

Status – CURRENT

A White Ribbon Research Series paper about engaging immigrant and refugee men in violence prevention against women.

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Violence against women in CALD communities

Publisher: Australian Government Dept. of Social Services, AMES, 2016

Status – CURRENT

This document summarises the outcomes of a project focusing on the primary prevention of violence against women in CALD communities. Based on community consultation and research it identifies issues that need to be considered when working with CALD communities to prevent violence against women and recommends future actions for consideration.

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The Path to Justice: Migrant and Refugee Women’s Experience of the Courts

Publisher:  Judicial Council on Cultural Diversity, 2016

Status – CURRENT

In 2015, the Judicial Council on Cultural Diversity identified the need to develop a national  framework aimed at strengthening the capacity of the Australian court system to provide  access to justice for women from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, including  Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women.

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Promoting community-led responses to violence against immigrant and refugee women in metropolitan and regional Australia: The ASPIRE Project: State of knowledge paper

Publisher: Anrows, 2015

Status – CURRENT

This state of knowledge paper examines a broad range of national and international research to present the current knowledge about family violence against immigrant and refugee women.  While the paper identifies critical evidence on the topic, it acknowledges that much of the available literature has methodological issues, including incomplete and inconclusive prevalence data; small sample sizes; and conceptualising family violence in ways that are not recognised by immigrant and refugee communities.

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WCHM Reports

Publisher: Women’s Centre for Health Matters

Status – CURRENT

A collection of reports published by Women’s Centre for Health Matters, ACT. Includes research and findings about Women behind bars, CALD Women, Indigenous Women, Young and Old Women, Women with disabilities etc.

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Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Women in the ACT: Enablers and Barriers to Achieving Social Connectedness (2009)

Publisher: Women’s Centre for Health Matters Inc, 2009

Status – CURRENT

This report aimed to develop a profile of CALD women in the ACT. It documents fifteen themes from the research which were identified as factors that influence CALD women’s social connectedness and wellbeing, as well as the elements that enhance social connectedness.

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The First Decade

Publisher: Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health, 2005

Status – CURRENT

In 1996 over 40,000 Australian women were invited  take part in a long term project which would survey  the health of women across the nation, over time.   The participants were selected in three age cohorts:  younger women aged 18-23, mid-age women aged  45-50, and older women aged 70-75. These groups  were deliberately chosen in order to recruit women  before they passed through major turning points in  women’s lives. With eight years of change now tracked in the  surveys, the study is providing insights into major  trends in the lives of Australian women.

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Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health: Annual Report- First Five years

Publisher: Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health, 1999

Status – Current

The Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health (now known as the Women’s Health Australia Project (WHA)) commenced in June 1995 as a result of initiatives arising from the National Women’s Health Policy. The project has two components: large scale surveys of three ‘main’ cohorts of women selected by age and smaller studies of indigenous and migrant women. The studies of the main cohorts are conducted by the University of Newcastle and the special cohort studies are conducted by the University of Queensland. This report covers the initial funding period from 1995 to 1999. In future  there will be Annual Reports in this series.

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