skills
Upon arriving in host countries, highly skilled immigrant women face numerous challenges entering the labor market. Not only may it be difficult to find a professional occupation, but that occupation may not suit their educational level, skills or knowledge. A recently published working paper shows the importance of family obligations
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Am kommenden Freitag findet der dritte nationale Frauenstreiktag statt. Dieser Tag soll gemäss dem Aufruf der Streikversammlung dazu dienen, die tatsächliche Gleichstellung und Selbstbestimmung von Frauen* in der Schweiz einzufordern, insbesondere gleicher Lohn für gleichwertige Arbeit sowie die ökonomische und sozialrechtliche Anerkennung und gleichberechtigte Aufteilung von Care-Arbeit. Der nccr –
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In terms of its societal functioning, one could argue that Switzerland is a failed state, because we didn’t manage to put merit over prejudice. Every day, we, as a society, are at the same time victims and perpetrators of discrimination. It’s a complex topic, but one thing is for sure:
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Caring for vulnerable kin, children and elderly parents plays an important role in transnational families. As addressed in the global care circulation concept, female migrants from the Global South taking care of children and elderly members of wealthy families solve a public problem privately. We slightly change the focus and
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“Knowledge migration” in the Netherlands is a largely male affair. This is especially true for Indian who make up the largest group of “high-skilled” migrants to the country. Under Dutch Law, the partners of knowledge migrants are given a work permit but many of the Indian “expat wives” are unemployed.
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