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abstract: 'Recent research points to a growing gap between immigrant and
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native-born outcomes in the Canadian labour market at the same time as
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selection processes emphasize recruiting highly educated newcomers.
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Drawing on interviews with well-educated men and women who migrated from
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countries in sub-Saharan Africa, this paper explores the gendered
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processes that produce weak economic integration in Canada.
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Three-quarters of research participants experienced downward
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occupational mobility, with the majority employed in low-skilled,
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low-wage, insecure forms of survival employment. In a gendered labour
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market, where common demands for Canadian experience, Canadian
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credentials and Canadian accents were uneven across different sectors of
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the labour market, women faced particular difficulties finding survival
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employment; in the long run, however, womens greater investment in
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additional post-secondary education within Canada placed them in a
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somewhat better position than men. The policy implications of this study
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are fourfold: first, we raise questions about the efficacy of Canadian
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immigration policies that prioritize the recruitment of well-educated
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immigrants without addressing the multiple barriers that result in
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deskillling; second, we question government policies and settlement
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practices that undermine more equitable economic integration of
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immigrants; third, we address the importance of tackling the everyday
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racism that immigrants experience in the Canadian labour market; and
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finally, we suggest the need to re-think narrowly defined notions of
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economic integration in light of the gendered nature of contemporary
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labour markets, and immigrants own definitions of what constitutes
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meaningful integration.'
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affiliation: 'Creese, G (Corresponding Author), Univ British Columbia, Dept Sociol,
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Vancouver, BC V5Z 1M9, Canada.
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Creese, Gillian; Wiebe, Brandy, Univ British Columbia, Dept Sociol, Vancouver, BC
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V5Z 1M9, Canada.'
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author: Creese, Gillian and Wiebe, Brandy
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author_list:
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- family: Creese
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given: Gillian
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- family: Wiebe
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given: Brandy
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.1111/j.1468-2435.2009.00531.x
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eissn: 1468-2435
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files: []
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issn: 0020-7985
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journal: INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION
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keywords-plus: LABOR-MARKET; MIGRATION; EARNINGS; COLOR; WORK
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language: English
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month: OCT
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number: '5'
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number-of-cited-references: '65'
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pages: 56-76
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papis_id: c2b8f2eca10f6fa4c39b23d6a1d74c57
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ref: Creese2012survivalemployment
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times-cited: '150'
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title: 'Survival Employment'': Gender and Deskilling among African Immigrants in Canada'
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type: Article
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unique-id: WOS:000308941200003
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usage-count-last-180-days: '1'
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usage-count-since-2013: '50'
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volume: '50'
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web-of-science-categories: Demography
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year: '2012'
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