Researchers
Dr. Lutfiye Ali: Community Identity Research Network (CIDRN), and Institute for Health and Sport, Victoria University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Assoc. Prof. Doris Testa: Institute for Health and Sport, Victoria University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Dr. Mayio Konidaris-Kozirakis: Institute for Health and Sport, Victoria University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
In partnership with North Cyprus Turkish Community of Victoria (NCTCV).
Project Overview
A culturally informed community consultation was undertaken to explore the emotional and social wellbeing of older Turkish and Cypriot Turkish migrant women living in Wyndham. Drawing on survey responses and a sohbet (group conversation) session, the findings reveal that the women’s wellbeing is shaped by intersecting power dynamics related to gender, ethnicity, age and their material circumstances. These social identities both enrich the women’s lives and simultaneously create barriers to accessing information, services, and for their participation in community life.