Even with increased attention to refugee women's issues in the late 20th century, post-colonial discourses have nurtured limiting representations of refugee women, predominantly as subjects of charity and as victims. Adding to a growing body of work in the field, the author challenges this preconception by offering an opportunity for women's voices to shape and influence policy, especially as it pertains to the role of education in the authoring of their own lives.

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Melinda McPherson is an Honorary Research Fellow at Federation University and an independent consultant who works for the government and community organisations on education, gender, diversity, strategic planning and evaluation in Australia. She gained her Ph.D. from Federation University (formerly the University of Ballarat) Victoria, Australia.

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Introduction 2. The Representation of Marginal Subjects in Policy as a Topic of Social Justice Interest 3. Foucault, Feminism and Challenging Marginality 4. Representations of Refugee Women in Policy and their Material 'Real World' Effects 5. Australian Settlement Education Policy, Representations, and Material Effects for Refugee Women 6. The Gendered Refugee Experience and its Educational Impacts 7. Contradicting Meanings and Producing New Discourse with Refugee Women: Methodology 8. Agency in Education: The Context and Backgrounds of Nine Refugee Women 9. Quality of Life and Empowerment 10. Care of the Self 11. Conclusion