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abstract: 'Much research to date has shown that migrants from the Global South to
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the wealthier nations of the North often experience a devaluation of
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their educational credentials, notably because their initial
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qualifications are not recognised in their host countries. The limited
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validity of educational achievements is often identified as the main
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cause of the relatively unfavourable labour market outcomes of highly
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skilled migrants, who tend to be concentrated in the least prestigious
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employment sectors and to bare an unequal share of precarious jobs. In
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this article, we adopt a slightly different approach to this issue, by
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focussing on the professional and personal trajectories of migrants who
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acquired education credentials in their host country. Although previous
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research has stressed the difficulties faced by non-EU students in Swiss
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HE institutions, both in terms of successfully completing their
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educational programme and in finding qualified jobs afterwards, the aim
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of the article is to better understand the gender dynamics that are
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associated with post-graduation employment trajectories. By examining
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the employment outcomes of Peruvian graduates, from Swiss Higher
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Education (HE) institutions, we are able to reveal the influence of
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educational credentials on their subsequent life-course is mediated by
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events in other life spheres. Using a gender-sensitive approach, we
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analyse the effects of legal barriers and family dynamics on the
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employment trajectories of migrant graduates. We show that obtaining a
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Swiss HE qualification is rarely enough to guarantee access to the upper
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reaches of the Swiss labour market. In most cases, such qualifications
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need to be combined with marriage to a Swiss (or EU) citizen before
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these highly qualified migrants are able to settle legally in the host
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country and start a career that is congruent to their educational
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credentials. However, the family reunification route into legal
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residency is not without its own hazards. For women in particular, it
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may cancel out some of the advantages associated with having a Swiss
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qualification and lead to precarious or under-qualified positions on the
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labour market.'
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affiliation: 'Seminario, R (Corresponding Author), Lausanne Univ, Social Sci Inst,
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CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland.
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Seminario, Romina; Le Feuvre, Nicky, Lausanne Univ, Social Sci Inst, CH-1015 Lausanne,
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Switzerland.'
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author: Seminario, Romina and Le Feuvre, Nicky
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author-email: rominaseminarioluna@gmail.com
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author_list:
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- family: Seminario
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given: Romina
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- family: Le Feuvre
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given: Nicky
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.1007/s12134-019-00730-8
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earlyaccessdate: DEC 2019
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eissn: 1874-6365
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files: []
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issn: 1488-3473
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journal: JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION AND INTEGRATION
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keywords: 'Highly skilled migration; International student migration; Education to
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employment; Transition; Bi-national marriages; Peruvian migration;
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Switzerland'
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keywords-plus: 'SKILLED MIGRATION; LIFE COURSES; GENDER; FAMILY; MOBILITY; WOMEN;
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EXPERIENCES; IMMIGRANTS; STUDENTS; POLICIES'
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language: English
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month: MAR
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number: '1'
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number-of-cited-references: '75'
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orcid-numbers: Le Feuvre, Nicky/0000-0002-8107-9341
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pages: 205-226
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papis_id: 43c88d3947d56e17f1b2b597b56fc508
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ref: Seminario2021combinedeffect
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researcherid-numbers: Le Feuvre, Nicky/AAJ-4759-2020
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times-cited: '2'
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title: The Combined Effect of Qualifications and Marriage on the Employment Trajectories
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of Peruvian Graduates in Switzerland
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type: Article
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unique-id: WOS:000500722100001
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usage-count-last-180-days: '0'
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usage-count-since-2013: '6'
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volume: '22'
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web-of-science-categories: Demography
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year: '2021'
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