“Start From Zero”: Immigrant Women’s Experiences of the Gender Wage Gap
We at the Ontario Women’s Health Network are thrilled to launch a new report: “Start From Zero”: Immigrant Women’s Experiences of the Gender Wage Gap<http://owhn.on.ca/en/research/view/start-from-zero-immigrant-womens-experiences-of-the-gender-wage-gap>. During the winter of 2017, OWHN had the opportunity to learn from 33 immigrant women in four Ontario communities about their experiences of the gender wage gap, including facilitators and barriers to equitable employment and the impacts on their lives. Their voices are heard throughout the report and inform the development of the project’s key findings and recommendations. The project also engaged with four cross-sector key informants to seek their perspectives on the intersectional gender wage gap in Ontario and support the development of innovative solutions.
Focus group participants shared what they would like to say to employers and policy makers at provincial and federal levels about the changes to employment and immigration policy and practice that need to occur to address the barriers to equitable inclusion. Their suggestions and their lived experiences are at the core of the project’s Key Recommendations<http://owhn.on.ca/files/Immigrant_Womens_Experiences_of_the_Wage_Gap_Key_Recommendations.pdf>, which address:

·         immigration and labour policy

·         hiring and employment practices

·         social services and supports
The recommendations include both immediate actions to alleviate urgent issues faced by immigrant women under the current labour market as well as long term resolutions that address the systemic causes of discrimination and exclusion.
You can access the full report, key recommendations, and the infographic here: http://owhn.on.ca/en/research/view/start-from-zero-immigrant-womens-experiences-of-the-gender-wage-gap
Project funded by: Pay Equity Office, Ministry of Labour, Government of Ontario
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