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Shame, secrecy and silence keep women in sex purgatory

''[There is] still a lot of shame around sex and very little knowledge about sexual desire'' – Professor Jane Ussher

Professor Jane Ussher, (opens in a new window) the lead investigator on the 'Sexual and Reproductive Health of Migrant and Refugee Women' study has recently received media attention after releasing the report:
Sexual and Reproductive Health of Migrant and Refugee Women PDF, 520.45 KB (opens in a new window)

Professor Ussher and Hela Jaffar, a case worker for migrant women who worked as a community interviewer for the study, were featured in the Sydney Morning Herald, and a number of other national publications, discussing migrant sexual and reproductive health:
Read the Sydney Morning Herald article PDF, 312.93 KB (opens in a new window)

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