Receptivity Attitudes and the Occupational Attainment of Male and Female Immigrant Workers

2004 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 91-116 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gordon F. De Jong ◽  
Michele Steinmetz
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 373-386
Author(s):  
Dragoş Manea ◽  
Mihaela Precup

Serbian-Canadian cartoonist Nina Bunjevac’s third book, Bezimena (2019), embeds child sexual abuse and murder in an improbable geography where myth and fairy tale work together to create an otherworldly atmosphere, by turns mesmerizing and horrifying. Bunjevac’s previous work (Heartless [2012] and Fatherland [2014]) testifies to her continued commitment to exploring issues that are relevant to the feminist project, such as domestic violence, abortion, sexual assault and discrimination against female immigrant workers. In this article, we are particularly interested in exploring the manner in which Bezimena frames the figure of the perpetrator, as the context of the final question of the book – ‘who were you crying for?’ – repositions the entire ethical premise of the narrative by suggesting that responsibility for perpetration may lie both within and without the body and consciousness of the perpetrator himself. In conversation with scholars who attempt to expand the narrow category of ‘perpetrator’, such as Michael Rothberg or Scott Strauss, we explore how graphic narratives can contribute to a more nuanced understanding of perpetration, particularly in the case of sexual assault, and analyse Bezimena’s innovative approach to the representation of perpetration, as the book’s depiction of perpetrators and accomplices is mixed with elements of fantasy and mythology.


2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 261-281
Author(s):  
Mehmet Rauf Kesici

Göçmenlerin emek piyasalarında ayrımcılık deneyimleri ve algısını ortaya koymak emek piyasalarında meydana gelen ekonomik ve sosyal arızaları anlamak ve çözümler üretmek, ayrımcılığın türediği kaynaklara ışık tutmak, diğer göçmen ve yerli gruplarla karşılaştırmalar yapmak ve politika yapıcılara, uygulayıcılara veri sunmak bakımından önemlidir. Bu makale, 01/09/2014 – 01/09/2015 tarihleri arasında, Londra’da gerçekleştirilen bir alan araştırmasından elde edilen verilerin derlenmesi ve analiz edilmesiyle oluşturulmuştur. Çalışmanın odağında Londra’daki Türkiyeli (Kürt, Türk ve Kıbrıslı) göçmenlerin emek piyasalarında ayrımcılık deneyimlerini ve algılarını belirlemek vardır. Çalışmanın amacı ise işe girişte veya iş kurarken, çalışırken ve işten ayrılır veya çıkarılırken bu kadın ve erkek göçmenler için bu deneyimlerini ortaya koymak, ayrımcılığa yol açan etmenleri bulmak ve aynı zamanda ayrımcılık deneyimleri ve algısı arasındaki uyumsuzlukları tartışmaktır. Bu analizle Türkiyeli göçmenlerin etnik ekonomide ve etnik ekonomi dışında ayrımcılığa maruz kaldıkları tespit edilmiştir. Göçmenler için ayrımcılık, çoğu örnekte kişinin göçmen olmasının, cinsiyetinin, etnik ve/veya dini aidiyetinin, dili, eğitimi gibi özelliklerinin çeşitli kombinasyonlarından dolayı ortaya çıkmaktadır. Ayrımcılık deneyimleri ve algısı göçmen kadınlarla erkekler arasında farklılıklar göstermektedir. Cinsiyet temelli ayrımcılığa da maruz kalan kadın göçmenler açısından bireysel ayrımcılığa toplumsal (yapısal) ayrımcılık eşlik etmektedir. ABSTRACT in ENGLISHLabour market experiences and perceptions of discrimination among migrants from Turkey in LondonA through analysis of immigrant workers’ experiences and perceptions of discrimination is important. Because such analysis provides insights in understanding the economic and social failures in the labour markets and help developing solutions. Moreover, such analysis sheds light on the root causes of discrimination and enables us to make comparisons between immigrant and local groups and provides data for experts and policy makers. This article draws on a field research conducted in London between 01/09/2014 and 01/09/2015. The focus of the study is to determine Kurdish, Turkish and Cypriot immigrant workers’ experiences and perceptions of discrimination in the labour markets in London. The aim of this study is to present the experiences of discrimination of male and female the immigrants who find a job or set up a business, work and quit their job or are dismissed from their work. The article also discusses the discrepancy between their discrimination experiences and the perceptions of discrimination. This article argues that the migrants from Turkey and Cypriot are exposed to discrimination within and outside the ethnic economy. Discrimination for the immigrants, in many cases, arises from a combination of variety of determinants such as immigration, gender, ethnic and / or religious affiliations, foreign language capacities, education etc. Discrimination experiences and perceptions are different among male and female immigrants. For immigrant women, individual discrimination is accompanied by gender-based discrimination and other forms of social (structural) discrimination. 


2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Muhammad Hipni ◽  
Muh. Karim

Abstrak:Pada masyarakat Madura terdapat lokal wisdom yang menjadikan masyarakat  wanitanya mempunyai semangat emansipasi yang tinggi. Bahkan dalam situasi tertentu dia menjadi leader dalam kehidupan keluarga, yang tentunya terdapat anggota keluarga yang laki-laki. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode penelitian kualitatif untuk menemukan memahami model relasi antara penerapan waris adat  Madura dengan emansipasi pada pekerja imigran wanita Pamekasan Madura. Penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa terdapat relasi yang kuat antara semangat emansipasi pada pekerja imigran wanita Madura dengan sistem waris adat yang diterapkannya. Persamaan hak dalam penerapan waris adat Madura melahirkan persamaan kewajiban untuk berperan aktif dalam keberlangsungan kehidupan keluarga, termasuk di dalamnya usaha pemenuhan perekonomian keluarga. Kata kunci: Emansipasi, Imigran, Waris Abstract:In the Madurese community there is local wisdom which makes the female community have a high spirit of emancipation. Even in certain situations he became a leader in family life, which of course there are male family members. This study uses qualitative research methods to find understanding the relationship model between the application of Madura adat inheritance and emancipation in Pamekasan Madura female immigrant workers. This research shows that there is a strong relationship between the spirit of emancipation in Madurese female immigrant workers and the customary inheritance system that it applies. Equality of rights in the application of Madurese custom inheritance gives birth to an equal obligation to play an active role in the survival of family life, including efforts to fulfill the family economy. Keywords: Emancipation, Immigrants, Inheritance.


2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harris Hyun-Soo Kim

Abstract This research investigates the gendered labor market consequences of immigrant social networks. Based on a nationally representative sample and using alternative analytic strategies, the present study investigates how and the extent to which informal job search, that is, finding a job through a personal contact, is associated with the earnings outcome for male and female immigrant workers in South Korea. Unlike most previous studies, it distinguishes between job contact sources: bonding and bridging. Contrary to the notion that immigrant women are ‘doubly disadvantaged’ in the labor market, findings indicate that informal job search yields lower monthly income for male workers only. In addition, significant evidence suggests that for the male subsample, securing a job through a bonding (co-ethnic) tie results in an earnings penalty. Negative income returns on using a bridging (inter-ethnic) tie, on the other hand, receive conditional empirical support.


2011 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 123
Author(s):  
Najma R. Sharif

The economic performance of immigrants has been studied primarily in terms of entry earnings and how these earnings evolve over time in the host country. The empirical analysis typically revolves around variants of an earnings function, which relates worker earnings to human capital and other individual characteristics. In this literature, the effects of occupational attainment on earnings are typically not modelled mainly because occupation is perceived as just another way of looking at earnings. However, as noted by Chiswick and Miller (2008), amongst others, occupation is the channel through which an individuals human capital translates into earnings. That is, education has both a direct impact on earnings and an indirect one operating through occupational status. Empirical findings for the US and Australia provide support for this view. Our objective in this paper is to extend this analysis to Canada, to assess how the earnings gains from human capital depend upon occupational status for both native-born and immigrant workers, and upon the length of residence of the latter in Canada. This will also shed light on the relative importance of the intra-occupational vis-a-vis inter-occupational mobility of immigrants in realizing earnings gains from education, in the short and longer term. The paper assesses these issues by looking at data drawn from the 2001 Canadian census.


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