Combating the English language deficit: the labour market experiences of migrant women in Australia Export

@article{citeulike:5984918, abstract = {This article takes a multilevel perspective on the labour market issues and challenges that migrant women from non-English speaking backgrounds (NESB) encounter in Australia. The article is based on two main arguments: (1) a much more complex picture emerges when we look at the intersection of gender, ethnicity, and migration, and its implications for the labour market experiences of NESB women and (2) single level conceptualisations of diversity management within the domain of organisational or legal policies are inadequate to address the multilevel challenges faced by NESB women. The article presents a qualitative study in which we theorise our findings through a multilevel construct, examining the macro-national, meso-organisational, and micro-individual challenges that NESB women, originating from Afghanistan, Iran, and Pakistan, face in the Australian labour market.}, address = {Kent Business School, University of Kent; Faculty of Business, University of the Sunshine Coast}, author = {Syed, Jawad and Murray, Peter}, citeulike-article-id = {5984918}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-8583.2009.00106.x}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/abstract/122591446/ABSTRACT}, doi = {10.1111/j.1748-8583.2009.00106.x}, issn = {1748-8583}, journal = {Human Resource Management Journal}, keywords = {afghanistan, australia, australian\_labour\_market, challenges, diversity\_management, encounter, english\_language, ethnicity, intersection, iran, labour\_market\_experiences, labour\_market\_issues, legal\_policies, meso, migrant\_women, migration, nesb\_women, pakistan, perspective, qualitative\_study}, number = {4}, pages = {413--432}, posted-at = {2009-10-22 15:59:32}, priority = {2}, title = {Combating the English language deficit: the labour market experiences of migrant women in Australia}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-8583.2009.00106.x}, volume = {19}, year = {2009} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:5984918 L3 - citeulike-article-id:5984918 N2 - This article takes a multilevel perspective on the labour market issues and challenges that migrant women from non-English speaking backgrounds (NESB) encounter in Australia. The article is based on two main arguments: (1) a much more complex picture emerges when we look at the intersection of gender, ethnicity, and migration, and its implications for the labour market experiences of NESB women and (2) single level conceptualisations of diversity management within the domain of organisational or legal policies are inadequate to address the multilevel challenges faced by NESB women. The article presents a qualitative study in which we theorise our findings through a multilevel construct, examining the macro-national, meso-organisational, and micro-individual challenges that NESB women, originating from Afghanistan, Iran, and Pakistan, face in the Australian labour market. IS - 4 JF - Human Resource Management Journal SN - 1748-8583 AD - Kent Business School, University of Kent; Faculty of Business, University of the Sunshine Coast EP - 432 TI - Combating the English language deficit: the labour market experiences of migrant women in Australia VL - 19 SP - 413 KW - afghanistan KW - australia KW - australian_labour_market KW - challenges KW - diversity_management KW - encounter KW - english_language KW - ethnicity KW - intersection KW - iran KW - labour_market_experiences KW - labour_market_issues KW - legal_policies KW - meso KW - migrant_women KW - migration KW - nesb_women KW - pakistan KW - perspective KW - qualitative_study AU - Syed, Jawad AU - Murray, Peter PY - 2009/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-8583.2009.00106.x ER -