Discrimination systémique et intersectionnalité : la déqualification des immigrantes à Montréal

Since the early 1990s, Canada and Québec have been selecting immigration candidates primarily on the basis of their professional qualifications, including any diplomas they hold, their professional experience, and their linguistic abilities. Paradoxically, statistics show that the professional statu...

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Published in:Canadian journal of women and the law 2012, Vol.24 (1), p.82-113
Main Author: Chicha, Marie-Thérèse
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Employment discrimination
Immigration
Qualifications
Women
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Summary:Since the early 1990s, Canada and Québec have been selecting immigration candidates primarily on the basis of their professional qualifications, including any diplomas they hold, their professional experience, and their linguistic abilities. Paradoxically, statistics show that the professional status of women immigrants who have arrived since that time has been deteriorating and that they are more susceptible to experiencing a high unemployment rate, low income, and precarious working conditions. One of the particularly worrisome aspects of this situation is the fact that despite their high qualifications, more and more women immigrants are permanently occupying jobs for which they are over-qualified. The author presents the results of research that explores the downgrading of women immigrants who hold a foreign university degree and who live in Montreal. The significance of this research is that, through a systemic approach, it attempts to better understand why some women immigrants experience a higher level of downgrading, while others manage to escape this predicament.
ISSN:0832-8781
1911-0235
DOI:10.3138/cjwl.24.1.082