TY - JOUR

T1 - The downward mobility of skilled migrant care workers in England.

AU - Cuban, Sondra

PY - 2009/10

Y1 - 2009/10

N2 - An ESRC study that focused on the career trajectories of women immigrant care workers in a new area of settlement in England found that they had few opportunities to advance and that structural barriers were pervasive. Three major themes about factors for the women's downward mobility were discovered: 1) Social and economic discrimination in sending countries, 2) a predominant perception amongst British-born employers and the public that the women had poor English and qualifications, and 3) limited networks that enabled them to advance. The women devised enterprising strategies to survive, but few outcomes resulted from their efforts.

AB - An ESRC study that focused on the career trajectories of women immigrant care workers in a new area of settlement in England found that they had few opportunities to advance and that structural barriers were pervasive. Three major themes about factors for the women's downward mobility were discovered: 1) Social and economic discrimination in sending countries, 2) a predominant perception amongst British-born employers and the public that the women had poor English and qualifications, and 3) limited networks that enabled them to advance. The women devised enterprising strategies to survive, but few outcomes resulted from their efforts.

KW - skilled migrant women

KW - barriers to advancement

KW - migration in rural regions

M3 - Journal article

VL - 6

SP - 177

EP - 184

JO - Migration Letters

JF - Migration Letters

SN - 1741-8984

IS - 2

ER -