How do organizational programs support the integration of highly-skilled immigrant women?

Principal Investigator: Luciara Nardon, International Business
Project Title: A Longitudinal Study of Organized Social Support for Highly-skilled Immigrant Women’s Social and Professional Integration
Funder: SSHRC Insight

Despite the critical role of immigrants in sustaining Canadian economic growth, highly-skilled immigrants face a persistent challenge when integrating into the Canadian labour market, experiencing unemployment, underemployment, deskilling, and downward career mobility. Highly-skilled immigrant women face additional integration challenges based on their dependent status, domestic responsibilities, and gender based discrimination. In this research we will undertake a qualitative longitudinal study to investigate the long term impact of organizational programs of support in the social and professional integration of highly-skilled immigrant women.