Conquering the labour market: the socioeconomic enablement of refugee women in Austria

Abstract Refugee women from the Near and Middle East face specific challenges when entering the Austrian labour market. Particularly gender-based factors, including care and reproductive work, exert pressure on these women and constitute major hurdles for successful entry into employment in Austria....

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Autores principales:	David W. Schiestl, Bernhard Kittel, Maite Ibáñez Bollerhoff
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Publicado:	SpringerOpen 2021
Materias:	Enablement Agency Refugee women Labour market integration Social Sciences H Communities. Classes. Races HT51-1595 Urban groups. The city. Urban sociology HT101-395 City population. Including children in cities, immigration HT201-221
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:e4ceaae854624591a0612b65eb119ccc2021-12-05T12:16:46ZConquering the labour market: the socioeconomic enablement of refugee women in Austria10.1186/s40878-021-00267-92214-594Xhttps://doaj.org/article/e4ceaae854624591a0612b65eb119ccc2021-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1186/s40878-021-00267-9https://doaj.org/toc/2214-594XAbstract Refugee women from the Near and Middle East face specific challenges when entering the Austrian labour market. Particularly gender-based factors, including care and reproductive work, exert pressure on these women and constitute major hurdles for successful entry into employment in Austria. Based on nine qualitative interviews with refugee women who swiftly gained entry to the labour market as well as ten qualitative interviews with experts from public and private support organisations, we investigate refugee women’s social and cultural capital as well as the individual agencies that foster paths into the labour market. We introduce the concept of enablement as the process of gathering the preconditions for overcoming the challenges that arise on that path. Finally, we illuminate the ways in which the three dimensions of individual, relational and institutional enablement interrelate and shape individual agency with regard to labour market integration.David W. SchiestlBernhard KittelMaite Ibáñez BollerhoffSpringerOpenarticleEnablementAgencyRefugee womenLabour market integrationSocial SciencesHCommunities. Classes. RacesHT51-1595Urban groups. The city. Urban sociologyHT101-395City population. Including children in cities, immigrationHT201-221ENComparative Migration Studies, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 1-18 (2021)
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topic	Enablement Agency Refugee women Labour market integration Social Sciences H Communities. Classes. Races HT51-1595 Urban groups. The city. Urban sociology HT101-395 City population. Including children in cities, immigration HT201-221
spellingShingle	Enablement Agency Refugee women Labour market integration Social Sciences H Communities. Classes. Races HT51-1595 Urban groups. The city. Urban sociology HT101-395 City population. Including children in cities, immigration HT201-221 David W. Schiestl Bernhard Kittel Maite Ibáñez Bollerhoff Conquering the labour market: the socioeconomic enablement of refugee women in Austria
description	Abstract Refugee women from the Near and Middle East face specific challenges when entering the Austrian labour market. Particularly gender-based factors, including care and reproductive work, exert pressure on these women and constitute major hurdles for successful entry into employment in Austria. Based on nine qualitative interviews with refugee women who swiftly gained entry to the labour market as well as ten qualitative interviews with experts from public and private support organisations, we investigate refugee women’s social and cultural capital as well as the individual agencies that foster paths into the labour market. We introduce the concept of enablement as the process of gathering the preconditions for overcoming the challenges that arise on that path. Finally, we illuminate the ways in which the three dimensions of individual, relational and institutional enablement interrelate and shape individual agency with regard to labour market integration.
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title	Conquering the labour market: the socioeconomic enablement of refugee women in Austria
title_short	Conquering the labour market: the socioeconomic enablement of refugee women in Austria
title_full	Conquering the labour market: the socioeconomic enablement of refugee women in Austria
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Conquering the labour market: the socioeconomic enablement of refugee women in Austria

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