abstract: 'The resettlement model supported by the US government aims to help

  recently arrived refugees achieve economic self-reliance within the

  first 90 to 180 days of arrival. In addition to the challenges they face

  in adapting to their new locations, however, refugees enter a US labor

  market characterized by preexisting wage disparities based on race and

  gender. Meanwhile, recent changes in US refugee and immigration policies

  have infused debates over nationalism, Islamophobia, and the economics

  of resettlement. In this context, it is critical to assess whether

  refugees face wage discrimination that may affect their ability to

  become economically self-reliant. Drawing on the International Rescue

  Committee''s administrative data on refugee resettlement, we examine the

  extent to which starting wages for newly arrived refugees differ by

  region of origin and gender. The study found consistent gender pay gaps

  among the majority of new arrivals. The study also identified lower

  wages for refugees arriving from sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America, and

  the Caribbean compared to other regions. These trends suggest a need for

  more consistent agency monitoring of employment placement, and the

  development of strategies to ensure more equitable employment outcomes

  for refugees.'
affiliation: 'Minor, OM (Corresponding Author), Int Rescue Comm, New York, NY 10168
  USA.

  Minor, Olive Melissa; Cameo, Michelle, Int Rescue Comm, New York, NY 10168 USA.'
author: Minor, Olive Melissa and Cameo, Michelle
author-email: 'Olive.Minor@rescue.org

  Michelle.Cameo@rescue.org'
author_list:
- family: Minor
  given: Olive Melissa
- family: Cameo
  given: Michelle
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.1007/s12134-018-0581-1
eissn: 1874-6365
files: []
issn: 1488-3473
journal: JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION AND INTEGRATION
keywords: Refugees; Resettlement; Gender; Ethnicity; Wage gap; United States
language: English
month: AUG
number: '3'
number-of-cited-references: '32'
pages: 813-828
papis_id: dc57b0685bdd66424acb6e6c1425dc15
ref: Minor2018comparisonwages
times-cited: '8'
title: A Comparison of Wages by Gender and Region of Origin for Newly Arrived Refugees
  in the USA
type: Article
unique-id: WOS:000437777800017
usage-count-last-180-days: '0'
usage-count-since-2013: '12'
volume: '19'
web-of-science-categories: Demography
year: '2018'