WOMEN OF COLOUR
SAFETY AND WORK (WoCSAW)
RESEARCH INSITUTE
You're invited!
To collaborate, co-create and learn
The WoCSAW Research Institute is a collaboration between Paisley Group, Women of Colour Australia (WoCA) and researchers across Australia and beyond.​
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Led by global expert on intersectionality, Dr Varina Michaels, and cultural and emotional intelligent leadership expert, Dr Gelareh Holden.
WoCSAW Research Institute is a collaboration between
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Our goals
Advocate for an intersectional approach to safety and equality at work.
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Advocate for representation of diverse women, including Women of Colour, in organisations and leadership to prevent gendered violence at work and at home.
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Build an evidence base for Women of Colour's experiences at work and effective strategies to create safe, inclusive and respectful workplaces.
Showcase how ethical and safer research practices, where the needs of participants and their communities are centered, can be used to create knowledge AND change.
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WoCSAW ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Forging the Labyrinth:
The Careers of Female Migrant Executives in Australia
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2025
Have Your Say: Women of Colour International Student Experiences and Recommendations
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2026
Beyond The Smile: Preventing Gendered Violence Against Women of Colour In Australian Visitor Economy
2025
GLOBAL RESEARCH:
Women of Colour and Intersectional Equity in Organisations
Women of Colour Australia, Dr Varina Michaels, Jazlyn Kong, Wenting Hu, Bhavana Penmetcha, Awsaf Besher, Josephine Boateng, Jiyun Kim, Sara Kitaoji, Marian Hwang, Brenda Gaddi.
Women of Colour Australia
Fawcett Society UK
Women of Color Canada
Center for American Progress
Suyahman Suyahman, Suud Sarim Karimullah, Muh. Akbar Fhad Syahril in Jambura Law Review [an ASEAN Comparison of Social Justice]
Shirlena Huang, Kanchana N. Ruwanpura in Handbook on Gender in Asia
Husmiati Yusuf, Adi Fahrudin and Fahmi Ilman Fahrudin in Palgrave Handbook of Global Social Problems
Lynrose Jane Genon in Journal of Asian Pacific Communication