LEARNING OBJECTS/PRACTICAL ACTIVITIES
In Module 4 we analyse the difficulties migrant women face in gaining access to skilled jobs with higher education obtained in their country of origin, and how they have to make do with access to lower-skilled jobs.
Duration: 45 minutes
Objectives:
- Detect the difficulties for migrant women to enter the labour market.
- To identify the so-called "care jobs".
- To find out about labour inclusion strategies that favour migrant women's access to employment.
- Identify specific difficulties due to the covid19 pandemic.
In order to reinforce your knowledge, we propose the following practical activities.
Activity 1: Analyze and reflect on the following situation:
- Man, 21 years old, from Colombia, arrives in Germany illegally in his country of origin he studied nursing, but his degree has not been recognized in Spain.
- Woman, 23 years old, from Venezuela. She comes with one dependent child, has two more children in her country of origin. She enters Spain irregularly. Studied nursing in her country of origin.
- Who do you think will have an easier integration process?
- Will any of them be able to access jobs according to their training?
- Do you think there could be any discrimination between boys and girls when it comes to accessing the same job?
- Why do women tend to access low-skilled jobs? Do you consider that there are jobs “reserved” for migrant women? Give an example.
Activity 2: Double discrimination: "gender" and "country of origin".
- Reflect on why being a "woman", a "migrant" and a "jobseeker" makes it even more difficult to access skilled jobs. Give some examples.
- Identify in the text an example of a labor inclusion strategy that favors migrant women's access to the labor market.
- Reflect and propose two concrete measures that could favor access to the skilled labor market for migrant women.