Gender, work and migration: Deskilling chinese immigrant women in Canada

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doi:10.1016/j.wsif.2004.06.004

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“…It is already well-known that migration places a higher burden on women than on men (Man 2004). Women's social network structures tend to be particularly disrupted after migration.…”

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Rethinking Social Participation: The Case of Immigrants in Canada

Couton

Gaudet

2008

Int. Migration & Integration

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The social engagement of Canada's immigrants continues to be the subject of debates. Most studies indicate a lower level of involvement, particularly for recent immigrants. This article investigates the possible causes of this lower participation by analyzing data from the 1998 General Social Survey (GSS), which provides precise measures of two different types of social engagement: volunteering and social participation. Three results stand out. First, formal volunteering and broader social participation do not display the same level of variability across groups. Second, the positive family effect usually observed does not apply to immigrants: the presence of children does not significantly increase their social engagement. Third, there is a strong gender component: whereas Canadian women are more likely to participate, immigrant women are not. Other factors (age, income, education), on the other hand, do seem to apply to both groups. We suggest that these results contribute to a new explanation of immigrant social engagement: Rather than being marked by a general immigration differential, newcomers to Canada seem to be left out of very specific, gender-influenced modes of participation, specifically, those related to the family, children, and schooling.

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“…It is already well-known that migration places a higher burden on women than on men (Man 2004). Women's social network structures tend to be particularly disrupted after migration.…”

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Rethinking Social Participation: The Case of Immigrants in Canada

Couton

Gaudet

2008

Int. Migration & Integration

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“…Canadian research on immigrant women's position and experience in specific segments of the labour market has focused primarily on lowwage or stigmatized occupations such as domestic work (Arat-Koc 1989;Bakan and Stasiulis 1997;Silvera 1983;Zaman 2004), garment work (Seward 1990), and sex work (McDonald et al 2000). Other research has looked at the experiences of women from a common source country or region of origin such as the Caribbean (James et al 1999), Ghana (Donkor 2004;Wong 2000), Iran (Dossa 2004), Hong Kong (Man 2004), and Southeast Asia (Beiser and Feng 2000); employment issues for immigrant women in specific regions of Canada such as the Maritimes (Tastsoglou and Miedema 2005) and Quebec (Pierre 2005) have also been studied, with a focus on the barriers women encounter.…”

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Beyond “Entry-level” Jobs: Immigrant Women and Non-regulated Professional Occupations

McCoy

Masuch

2007

Int. Migration & Integration

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This article examines issues of foreign credential recognition from the standpoint of immigrant women with post-secondary degrees and employment backgrounds in non-regulated managerial and business professional occupations. Drawing on interviews with recent immigrant women and service providers in Calgary, Alberta, the article describes the women's experience of looking for work, locating it in the context of the wider organization of settlement services and the labour market. The discussion focuses on the women's participation in bridging programs designed to connect skilled immigrants with mainstream employers and help them obtain "entry-level" jobs in their fields.Résumé Cet article examine la question de la reconnaissance des acquis et des compétences du point de vue des femmes immigrantes qui possèdent un diplôme universitaire et une expérience professionelle dans des emplois administratifs et managériaux non régulés. S'appuyant sur des entretiens effectués à Calgary auprès d'immigrantes récentes et de pourvoyeurs de services, l'article décrit l'expérience de ces femmes en matière de recherche d'emploi en la replaçant dans le contexte plus large de l'organisation des services d'éstablissement et du marché du travail. La discussion met l'accent sur la participation de ces femmes dans les programmes de transition conçus pour mettre en contact les immigrants qualifiés avec des employeurs potentiels et pour les aider à trouver un emploi de débutante dans leur domaine.

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“…In essence, a pattern has been established that shows that as immigrants become more acculturated to their new context, their economic well-being also improves (Manhart, 2008). In addition to the significant challenges with obtaining formal recognition of foreign credentials experienced by migrant professionals, including social workers in Canada (Fang, 2012), underemployment and de-skilling of professional migrants are also common issues reported in the literature (Man, 2004;McInnes, 2012;Remennick, 2003).…”

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“…In 2014 alone, Canada welcomed a record-breaking 262,000 new immigrants (CIC, 2015), with a target to admit 285,000 more in 2015 (Drolet, Hamilton, Esses & Zavrazhyna, 2015), and an additional 300,000 in 2016 (CIC, 2016). In Canada, migration policies implemented by the Citizenship and Immigration department promote immigration of internationally educated professionals who are highly valued for the wealth of skills, knowledge, and experience they contribute to Canadian society and the Canadian economy (CIC, 2013;Human Resources and Skills Development Canada, 2009;Man, 2004). Social workers are included among the professionals Canada seeks to attract under bi-and multilateral agreements, such as the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) with the United States and Mexico (NAFTA Secretariat-Canadian Section, n.d.).…”

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Migrant Social Workers, Foreign Credential Recognition and Securing Employment in Canada

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Brown³

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Canada is a culturally diverse receiving country for transnational migration, and social workers are among the professional migrants who arrive in Canada each year. This article draws on findings from a four-year, grounded theory study on the professional adaptation processes and experiences of migrant social workers (n = 66) in the Canadian context. Study findings highlight a range of internal (personal) attributes and external (contextual) elements that interact to serve as either protective or vulnerabilizing factors during the pre-employment phase of professional adaptation. The focus of this article is to describe the interactions of protective and vulnerabilizing factors associated with the experience of obtaining recognition of foreign credentials and securing employment as a social worker in Canada. The findings demonstrate that migrant social workers in Canada face significant barriers in these two pre-employment phases of professional adaptation. A range of research and policy implications is identified. In particular, we highlight the disconnect that exists between Canada’s migration-friendly policies, and the lack of organizational and governmental supports and services to facilitate successful labour market integration of migrant social workers.

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Gender, work and migration: Deskilling chinese immigrant women in Canada

Cited by 247 publications

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Rethinking Social Participation: The Case of Immigrants in Canada

Rethinking Social Participation: The Case of Immigrants in Canada

Beyond “Entry-level” Jobs: Immigrant Women and Non-regulated Professional Occupations

Migrant Social Workers, Foreign Credential Recognition and Securing Employment in Canada

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