Affilia - Journal of Women and Social Work
Volume 27, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 420-434

Negotiated Positions: Immigrant Women's Views and Experiences of Employment in Canada (Article)

Dlamini N.* , Anucha U. , Wolfe B.
  • a Faculty of Education, York University, 4700 Keele Street, Toronto, ON, M3J 1P3, Canada
  • b School of Social Work, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada
  • c Department of Psychology, St. Lawrence University, Canton, NY, United States

Abstract

On the basis of a qualitative study with immigrant women in Windsor, Ontario, this article looks at women's responses to the challenges they face in the Canadian workplace, together with the value they place on working outside the home. The women reflected on their job searches, employment conditions, and work experiences as mediated by the norms and traditions of their home countries. Because of the struggle to obtain a job and the delicacy of retaining a job in a precarious economic climate, the women did not fight the discrimination they encountered in the workplace. © 2012 SAGE Publications.

Author Keywords

Gender identity multiculturalism Case studies Immigration and migration

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Link
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DOI: 10.1177/0886109912464479
ISSN: 08861099
Cited by: 5
Original Language: English