The safety and security of refugee women: Findings of a landmark study – Ethnic Council of Shepparton and District

Victorian Transcultural Mental Health – in collaboration with Monash University and Harmony Alliance – will hold an online seminar on Wednesday, 1 December 2021 from 3:00 – 4:00pm to provide an overview from this important study. This study has particular reference to violence experienced by Refugee Women. This event is online, and free.

This discussion will provide an overview of the key findings from the landmark  Migrant and Refugee Women Safety and Security Study. This national study was undertaken by Harmony Alliance: Migrant and Refugee Women for Change (a national women’s alliance) and Monash University. The session will discuss the survey design and implementation and describe women’s self-reported experiences of crime, trust in and attitudes towards institutions including police, as well as broader financial security. It will conclude with some reflections on the challenges and benefits of undertaking a survey such as this and on the important partnerships needed to continue this work in the future.
About the speaker

Rebecca Wickes is Professor in Criminology and the Director for the Monash Migration and Inclusion Centre at the School of Social Sciences, Monash University. She is the lead investigator of the Australian Community Capacity Study, a multi-million, multisite, longitudinal study of place. Dr Wickes’ research focuses on physical and demographic changes in urban communities and their influence on social relationships, inclusion and the concentration of social problems, in particular crime, social exclusion and public disorder.

The safety and security of refugee women
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The safety and security of refugee women

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	The Ethnic Council of Shepparton and District acknowledges the Yorta Yorta People of the land which comprises the Goulburn Valley. We pay respect to tribal Elders, past, present and emerging and we celebrate their continuing culture and acknowledge the memory of their ancestors.
	The Ethnic Council of Shepparton and District is a peak body whose mission is to promote and represent the social, cultural and economic well-being of ethnic communities in the Goulburn Valley Region through the provision of quality and innovative settlement, refugee support, community development, and information and advocacy services.