Immigrant working women and work-life balance: fewer opportunities for occupational mobility?

Authors

  • Mariona Lozano Riera Centre d’Estudis QUIT. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Keywords:

occupational mobility, immigration, gender, work-life balance.

Abstract

This paper studies the occupational mobility of immigrant women through the analysis of their reconciliation strategies. Results point out that a lower level of support to balance work and family life is an obstacle to the upward mobility of these women. However, the labourmarket structure must be considered in the analysis.

Keywords: occupational mobility, immigration, gender, work-life balance.

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Author Biography

Mariona Lozano Riera, Centre d’Estudis QUIT. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Doctoranda. Centre d’Estudis Sociològics sobre la Vida Quotidiana i el Treball (QUIT)

Departament de Sociologia, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.

Comunicació Presentada en el IV Congrés Català de Joves Sociòlegs.

 



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Published

2014-01-10