Skilled Migrant Women’s Experiences of the Job Search Process

Lehtovaara, Heidi; Jyrkinen, Marjut

doi:10.18291/njwls.128588

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“…Participating in the formal labor market (in high-income societies) is part of being an adult and accepted as a member of society". (Lehtovaara & Jyrkinen, 2021). In this context, it was crucial to reference works that have examined the issues surrounding women's migration (Bastia, 2014;Burdikova et al, 2020) and the experiences of refugees (Bredgaard et al, 2018;Ott, 2013).…”

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Media Communities of Ukrainian Migrant Women (Refugees From War) in Lithuania and Germany: Approaches to Studying

Pavlova,

Rohozha,

Maslikova

2023

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This article examines the empirical data from media channels established by Ukrainian women migrants and refugees fleeing war residing in Lithuania and Germany. Additionally, the article seeks to develop theoretical insights into the organization and community dynamics of these migrant groups, with a particular focus on territorial distinctions and the distribution of gender roles. The article employs a case analysis method to examine the media communities of Ukrainian migrants in Germany and Lithuania during Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The study involves a relational content analysis of text messages and metadata from these communication channels. The resulting empirical data is framed within the context of Kant’s well-being structure, considering its evolution under current circumstances. The media communities within the realm of immigration are examined through the lenses of the “digital text” and “vernacular writing on the web” concepts. Special attention is given to the diverse forms of “the network of networks” and their localization strategies. Ukrainian media communities, notably with women as a dominant social group, exhibit a form of “‘undirected’ being-together”, which involves reproduction or even integration into existing channels on a new territory to seek support and establish social networks in foreign countries. The article underscores the pivotal role of women’s participation, economy platforms, and immaterial labor in this process.

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Media Communities of Ukrainian Migrant Women (Refugees From War) in Lithuania and Germany: Approaches to Studying

Pavlova,

Rohozha,

Maslikova

2023

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Important Encounters for Education and Employment

Eliasson

2023

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Support from other people has been identified as one of the key factors facilitating migrants’ access to their previous vocational area in their new country (Eliasson et al., J Educ Work 35(8): 828–842). In this text, migrants’ descriptions of encounters that have influenced their paths to education or employment are studied in depth. The encounters are analysed through theories of social identity construction (Jenkins, Social identity, 2004) and from a class, gender, and ethnicity perspective. The material consists of 20 interviews with migrants who have a professional education from their home country and have gained access to their previous vocational area in Sweden. The result shows that encounters can lead to direct access to education and workplaces, but also function as support and encouragement that strengthen the migrant’s fighting spirit. In other words, successful encounters may lead to successful inclusion into working life. Aspects of ethnicity and profession (class) are visible in the analysis of the encounters, while gender is less visible since the respondents are working in traditionally masculine- or feminine-coded sectors. Resistance to other people’s negative constructions of the respondents’ identities is visible in many narratives, which also seems important to their persistence in job searching.

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