An overwhelming majority of women migrants find life in Australia ‘better’ than in their home countries and believe they have more rights than at home.
Most say they have more opportunities here than at home and are more financially independent.
And overwhelmingly they say they have more control over their daily lives here in Australia and believe men and women should have equal access to opportunity.
The survey of 120 new women migrants and refugees from non-English speaking countries, commissioned by refugee and migrant settlement agency AMES Australia, also found that migrant women in Australia have more access to a range of services and activities including education, work, women’s health, child care, driving a car and political and religious activity.
The survey asked ‘As a women is life in Australia better for you than in your home country?’ Seventy-three per cent of respondents said ‘yes’ and eight per cent said ‘no’ while 15 per cent said there was no difference.
