Anthropometric data were obtained from 209 Mexican-American migrant children, aged 0 to 7 yr, in the Sacramento Valley of California. Hematocrit was measured for 170 children. Only 13 children (7.6%) had hematocrits below acceptable levels. Weight-for-age, height-for-age, and weight-for-height growth percentiles approximated the National Center for Health Statistics standards. Only 15% of the children were at or below the 10th percentile of height-for-age, and only 7% were above the 95th percentile of weight-for-height, in contrast to earlier studies of Mexican-American children. The mean percentile of weight-for-height increased significantly with age, while height-for-age decreased. The rate of growth in weight and height accelerated during their summer residence in the US, indicating that the adequate growth status of these children may be related to improved conditions for growth while in the US.
Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of obstacles to socioeconomic integration faced by highly-skilled immigrant women (HSIW) to Quebec, followed by a discussion of Quebec’s socio-political context and interculturalism, in an effort to better situate these obstacles. With these in mind, implications for diversity management are discussed.
Design/methodology/approach
– The paper is largely based on a review of the immigrant integration, interculturalism and diversity management literatures pertaining to the socioeconomic integration of highly-skilled immigrants. It focusses on the socioeconomic integration of HSIW in the Quebec context.
Findings
– The authors find that researchers should continue to examine aspects of the social and political contexts in which immigrant integration and diversity management take place when conducting studies in these areas. The authors also encourage continued research pertaining to specific groups, as these may bring to light-specific dynamics that can lead to exclusion.
Practical implications
– This paper includes implications for diversity management in organizations seeking to foster inclusive practices with regards to ethnic minorities and immigrants in general, and HSIW in particular.
Originality/value
– The paper sheds new light on immigrant integration and diversity management in Quebec by bridging the gap between three areas of study that are interconnected but seldom discussed together: socioeconomic integration of immigrants, interculturalism and diversity management in organizations.
Au Québec comme au Canada, plusieurs études soulignent que l’intégration
socioprofessionnelle se fait plus difficilement pour les cohortes d’immigrants plus récents
et ce, malgré leur capital humain élevé. Parmi les raisons citées dans la littérature,
notons la non-reconnaissance des acquis et des compétences, le manque de réseaux sociaux, la
discrimination et les préjugés. Cela est particulièrement vrai pour les femmes immigrantes
qui, même à long terme, ne rattrapent ni leurs homologues masculins ni les femmes natives du
pays d’accueil en ce qui a trait à l’intégration socioprofessionnelle. Cet article présente
des pistes de réflexion, basées sur des écrits théoriques et des études empiriques, quant au
rôle des réseaux sociaux dans le processus d’intégration socioprofessionnelle des femmes
immigrantes qualifiées, notamment en ce qui a trait à la reconnaissance des acquis et des
compétences.
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