Organizer 1
Eden Thompson
Economist
Income Security and Labour Market Studies Applied Research Branch Human Resources Development Canada
165 Hotel de Ville Street, Phase II-7th Floor Hull, Quebec K1A 0J2 Canada

Tel: (819) – 953-3431
Fax: (819)-953-8584
Email:eden.thompson@hrdc-drhc.gc.ca


Organizer 2
Louis Grignon
Director
Income Security and Labour Market Studies Applied Research Branch Human Resources Development Canada
165 Hotel de Ville Street – Phase II- 7th Floor Hull, Quebec K1A 0J2 Canada

Tel: (819)-997-2499
Fax: (819)-953-8584
Email:louis.grignon@hrdc-drhc.gc.ca





Workshop description:
It has been asserted that immigrant women experience a double negative in the labour market, as ‘immigrants’ and as ‘women’. Female immigrants may face more labour market barriers than their male counterparts. Female immigrants may face gender discrimination in the labour market that is similar to that experienced by native-born females, or it may be exacerbated by their foreign-born status. Research in Canada shows that the employment situation of recent immigrant women has deteriorated both in relative and absolute terms and relative to the Canadian-born. Findings also indicate that the initial earnings gap between female immigrants and the Canadian-born has widened over time. The goal of this workshop is to evaluate the interplay of gender and immigrant status in labour market outcomes in a number of countries. What is the labour market situation of immigrant women in other countries? What investments do female immigrants make in their individual human capital after arrival? What is the participation in government transfer programs of female immigrants in relation to their male counterparts? Are immigrant women self-employed or work in full-time or part-time jobs to a greater or lesser extent than their male counterparts and the Canadian-born? To the extent that there are unique links among gender, foreign-born status, and labour market barriers, policy initiatives may improve the economic situation of female immigrants and their families.





Presenters / participants /other information
PRESENTERS:
Chair
Louis Grignon
Director
Income Security and Labour Market Studies
Applied Research Branch
Human Resources Development Canada
165 Hotel de Ville Street – Phase II – 7th Floor
Hull, Quebec, K1A OJ2
Tel: (819) 997-2499
Fax: (819) 953-8584
E-mail: louis.grignon@hrdc-drhc.gc.ca

Researchers
Dr. Lesleyanne Hawthorne
Director, Faculty International Unit
University of Melbourne
7th Floor Charles Connibere Building
Royal Melbourne Hospital
Victoria 3050 Australia
E-mail: lhawt@unimelb.edu.au

Dr. Dimitria Groutsis
Associate Lecturer
Department of Work and Organisational Studies
Faculty of Economics H69
University of Sydney
NSW 2006
Email: d.groutsis@econ.usyd.edu.au

Dr. Jean Kunz
Applied Research Branch,
Human Resources Development Canada
165 Hotel de Ville Street – Phase II – 7th Floor
Hull, Quebec, K1A OJ2
E-mail: jean.l.kunz@hrdc-drhc.gc.ca

Dr. Stuart Roswarne
Senior Lecturer
Political Economy
University of Sydney H04
NSW 2006
Email: s.rosewarne@econ.usyd.edu.au

Eden Thompson
Applied Research Branch
Human Resources Development Canada
165 Hotel de Ville Street – Phase II – 7th Floor
Hull, Quebec, K1A OJ2
E-mail: eden.thompson@hrdc-drhc.gc.ca

Policy makers
Sandra Harder
Gender Based Analysis Unit Manager
Strategic Policy
Citizenship and Immigration Canada
E-mail: Sandra.Harder@cic.gc.ca

Non-governmental organizations
To be determined





Summary:
The goal of this workshop is to evaluate the interplay of gender and immigrant status in labour market outcomes in a number of countries. What is the labour market situation of immigrant women in other countries? What investments do female immigrants make in their individual human capital after arrival? Are there household investment strategies?





Date: 10 September


(1 session is 3 hours)
Number of sessions: 0,5 One 90-minute session. The presentations are to last approximately 60 minutes, followed by a panel discussion (about 10 minutes), and an interactive discussion between the audience, discussants, and presenters on current policy issues and future research directions (about 20 minutes).

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