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  • The Complexity of the Job Search Experiences of NESB Skilled Migrants: Looking through an Intersectional Lens

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    Ressia, Sue Elizabeth
    Strachan, Glenda Jean
    Bailey, Janis Mary
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    Ressia, Susan E.
    Strachan, Glenda J.
    Bailey, Janis M.
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    2014
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    This paper explores the job search experiences of skilled migrants from non-English speaking backgrounds who arrived in Australia between 2004 and 2008. Semi-structured interviews collected the stories of 22 migrants after their arrival, and 12 months later. The research utilises intersectionality theory which acknowledges the need to tease out the intersecting factors of power that create disadvantage within the intertwining complexity of social categories and divisions that creates them (Anthias 2012). The research is underpinned by Anthias’s (2012) levels of analysis to examine how social divisions and their associated ...
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    This paper explores the job search experiences of skilled migrants from non-English speaking backgrounds who arrived in Australia between 2004 and 2008. Semi-structured interviews collected the stories of 22 migrants after their arrival, and 12 months later. The research utilises intersectionality theory which acknowledges the need to tease out the intersecting factors of power that create disadvantage within the intertwining complexity of social categories and divisions that creates them (Anthias 2012). The research is underpinned by Anthias’s (2012) levels of analysis to examine how social divisions and their associated identity categories (e.g. gender and ethnicity) intersect with broader social systems, such as the labour market, to understand how these shape outcomes and socially locate migrants within lower level occupations. The research identifies that a participant’s ethnic background and ‘new migrant’ status initially complicates employment seeking. However, additional complexities associated with gender roles intersect and force migrating families to prioritise the job search for one spouse, especially where young families are involved. Men were most likely to seek employment ahead of women as a way of handling competing financial and childcare constraints. This reveals that job seeking becomes a gendered process as responsibilities become divided around work and care roles. While it is clear that both genders suffer downward occupational mobility (Ho 2006; Ho & Alcorso 2004) men initially find any type of job to get by and continue to seek professional work. Women, however, tend to gravitate towards insecure forms of work, and are more likely to permanently change occupations.
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    Conference Title
    The Complexity of the Job Search Experiences of NESB Skilled Migrants: Looking through an Intersectional Lens
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    http://www.airaanzconference2014.com/
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    © 2014 AIRAANZ. The attached file is reproduced here in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the conference's website for access to the definitive, published version.
    Subject
    Industrial Relations
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/67864
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