Immigrant women are falling behind during the COVID-19 pandemic
Immigrant women are falling behind during the COVID-19 pandemic
November 2, 2020
By Amrita Hari and Luciara Nardon
Immigrant women are feeling the brunt of the negative economic and social impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic — and it may not get better.
The COVID-19 pandemic has reignited public debate on the adverse socio-economic effects on women engaged in both paid and unpaid work. There have been some specific conversations about health-care workers and academic professionals.
Generally, women experience greater work inequality, including high unemployment as well as increased child care and eldercare burdens.
Despite Canada’s dependence on immigration to curb the impacts of an aging population and sustain high levels of economic growth, skilled foreign professionals often encounter deskilling, downward career mobility, underemployment, unemployment and talent waste, and find themselves in occupations that are not commensurate to their education and experience.
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