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Gaps identified Lack of consideration for gender-specific support services Community organizations Central Alberta Immigrant Women’s Association (CAIWA) Key recommendations Policymakers need to pay closer attention to differences between settlement locations and how they impact the different gender groups; Transpor...
Key recommendations NA Gaps identified Immigrant women experience challenges when seeking employment in Canada Key findings Immigrant women rely on family, ethnic, and religious networks as a “survival” resource at the initial stage of their settlement and seeking employment. But it doesn’t always help them to achi...
Location Calgary, Alberta Key recommendations Practitioners who work with refugees must interrogate their own pre-conceptions of resilience and how those pre-conceptions influence their expecations for refugees; Individual members of refugee communities are capable of defining their own needs; Important for refugees...
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